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Brighter art thou than flaming Jupiter
When he appear’d to hapless Semele

— Christopher Marlowe

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More quotes by Christopher Marlowe

Who ever loved that loved not at first sight?

Hero and Leander (1598)

Now will I show myself to have more of the serpent than the dove; that is, more knave than fool.

The Jew of Malta (1589)

When all the world dissolves,
And every creature shall be purified,
All places shall be hell that are not heaven.

Doctor Faustus (1603)

Excess of wealth is cause of covetousness.

The Jew of Malta (1589)

Our swords shall play the orators for us.

Tamburlaine (1588)

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