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He that doth public good for multitudes, finds few are truly grateful

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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
Good
Doth
Multitudes
Finds
Grateful
Truly
Public

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