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He is not valiant that dares lie but he that boldly bears calamity.

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
Boldly
Calamity
Suicide
Dare
Bears
Lying
Valiant
Dares

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