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A diamond, though set in horns, is still a diamond, and sparkles in purest gold.

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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
Gold
Though
Stills
Still
Sparkles
Sparkle
Purest
Horns
Diamond

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