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Such as ne'er saw swans May think crows beautiful.

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Philip Massinger
Age: 57 †
Born: 1583
Born: January 1
Died: 1640
Died: January 1
Dramatist
Playwright
Writer
Salisbury
England
Philip Massinger
Saws
Beauty
Beautiful
May
Think
Thinking
Crows
Swans
Crow

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