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Virginity, albeit some highly prize it, Compared with marriage, had you tried them both, Differs as much as wine and water doth.
Christopher Marlowe
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Christopher Marlowe
Age: 29 †
Born: 1564
Born: February 23
Died: 1593
Died: May 30
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Canterbury
United Kingdom
Kit Marlowe
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Prize
Wine
Tried
Albeit
Marriage
Differs
Water
Virginity
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Doth
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Love me little, love me long.
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Had I as many souls as there be stars, I'd give them all for Mephistopheles!
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