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Factions among yourselves preferring such To offices and honors, as ne'er read The elements of saving policy But deeply skilled in all the principles That usher to destruction.

Philip Massinger

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Philip Massinger
Age: 57 †
Born: 1583
Born: January 1
Died: 1640
Died: January 1
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Salisbury
England
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