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“One grain of incense with devotion offer'd 'S beyond all perfumes of Sabaean spices.”

Quote by Philip Massinger

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This book compiles various plays, showcasing a range of dramatic styles and themes. more

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Philip Massinger

Philip Massinger, born in 1583 in England, was a prominent dramatist in the 17th century. His works held a significant position on the English theatrical stage during his time, ranking alongside Shakespeare and Ben Jonson. Massinger's plays are known for their complex plots and vivid characters, and they have had a profound impact on the development of drama. more

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“It is true fortitude to stand firm against All shocks of fate, when cowards faint and die In fear to suffer more calamity.”

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Book:The Plays of Philip Massinger: The bandman. The renegado. The parliament of love. The Roman actor. The great Duke of Florence

Source: The Plays of Philip Massinger: The bandman. The renegado. The parliament of love. The Roman actor. The great Duke of Florence

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“Ill news are swallow-winged, but what is good walks on crutches.”

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“Giants in Their promises, but those obtained, weak pigmies In their performance.”

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“Revenge, that thirsty dropsy of our souls, makes us covet that which hurts us most.”

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Book:Beauties of Massinger

Source: Beauties of Massinger

“Man was mark'd A friend in his creation to himself, And may, with fit ambition, conceive The greatest blessings, and the highest honors Appointed for him, if he can achieve them The right and noble way.”

Ifs Men Way May Achieve Creation Honor Fit Blessing Ambition Highest Mark Noble Greatest Blessings

Book:The Dramatic Works of Massinger and Ford

Source: The Dramatic Works of Massinger and Ford

“Petitions, not sweetened with gold, are but unsavory and oft refused; or, if received, are pocketed, not read.”

Ifs Gold Petitions Bribery

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“The over curious are not over wise.”

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“Tis the only discipline we are born for; all studies else are but as circular lines, and death the center where they all must meet.”

Death Born Lines Study Discipline

Author:Philip Massinger

“As the index tells us the contents of stories and directs to the particular chapter, even so does the outward habit and superficial order of garments (in man or woman) give us a taste of the spirit, and demonstratively point (as it were a manual note from the margin) all the internal quality of the soul; and there cannot be a more evident, palpable, gross manifestation of poor, degenerate, dunghilly blood and breeding than a rude, unpolished, disordered, and slovenly outside.”

Source: The plays of Philip Massinger, with notes by W. Gifford