Is it not passing brave to be a King and ride in triumph through Persepolis?

Christopher Marlowe

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Lone women, like to empty houses, perish.
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Disappear Empty Lonely Woman
Was this the face that launched a thousand ships, and burnt the topless towers of Ileum?
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Burn Destruction Face Start War
There is no sin but ignorance.
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Ignorance One Liner Perspective Religious Sin
I count religion but a childish toy, and hold there is no sin but ignorance.
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Children Ignorance Myself Religion Sin Toys
Goodness is beauty in the best estate.
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Beautiful Best Estate Goodness
Above our life we love a steadfast friend.
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Friendship Life Love Ourselves
It is a comfort to the miserable to have comrades in misfortune, but it is a poor comfort after all.
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Comfortable Misery Misfortune Poor
Is it not passing brave to be a King and ride in triumph through Persepolis?
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Brave King Ride Success
Had I as many souls as there be stars, I’d give them all for Mephistopheles!
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Myself Soul Stars
All places are alike, and every earth is fit for burial.
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Death Earth Grave Place
More childish valorous than manly wise.
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Children Man Wisdom
Time doth run with calm and silent foot, Shortening my days and thread of vital life.
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Calm Life Silence Time
Excess of wealth is cause of covetousness.
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Money Reason Wealth
All places shall be hell that are not heaven.
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Heaven Hell Place Spiritual
What are kings, when regiment is gone, but perfect shadows in a sunshine day?
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Day King Perfection Shadow Sunshine
Now I will show myself to have more of the serpent than the dove; That is–more knave than fool.
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Appearance Fools Myself
I am Envy, I cannot read and therefore wish all books burned.
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Book Burn Jealous Myself Reading
That perfect bliss and sole felicity, the sweet fruition of an earthly crown.
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Earth Nature Perfection Sweet
Strike up the drum and march courageously.
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Courage March Walk
Nothing violent, oft have I heard tell, can be permanent.
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Myself Talk Violence
Blood is the god of war’s rich livery.
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Blood God Rich War
Religion hides many mischiefs from suspicion.
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Hide Mischief Religion Suspicious
Hell hath no limits, nor is circumscribed In one self place, for where we are is hell, And where hell is there must we ever be.
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Hell Limitation Oneself Place
Accurst be he that first invented war.
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Invention War
Virginity, albeit some highly prize it, Compared with marriage, had you tried them both, Differs as much as wine and water doth.
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Compare Marriage Reward Virgin Water
Who ever loved that loved not at first sight?
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Love Sight
He must have a long spoon that eats with the devil.
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Devil Eat Himself

Is it not passing brave to be a King and ride in triumph through Persepolis?

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