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They are only safe That know to soothe the prince's appetite, And serve his lusts.

Philip Massinger

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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
Soothe
Prince
Appetite
Lust
Serve
Safe
Lusts

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