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To doubt is worse than to have lost And to despair is but to antedate those miseries that must fall on us.
Philip Massinger
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Philip Massinger
Age: 57 †
Born: 1583
Born: January 1
Died: 1640
Died: January 1
Dramatist
Playwright
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Salisbury
England
Philip Massinger
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Gold--the picklock that never fails.
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Like a rough orator, that brings more truth Than rhetoric, to make good his accusation.
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They are only safe That know to soothe the prince's appetite, And serve his lusts.
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Cheerful looks make every dish a feast, and it is that which crowns a welcome.
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Virgin me no virgins! I must have you lose that name, or you lose me.
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Petitions, not sweetened with gold, are but unsavory and oft refused or, if received, are pocketed, not read.
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