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With milk-white harts upon an ivory sled
Thou shalt be drawn amidst the frozen pools,
And scale the icy mountains' lofty tops,
Which with thy beauty will be soon resolved.

Christopher Marlowe

A wound is nothing, be it ne'er so deep;
Blood is the god of war's rich livery.

Christopher Marlowe

Why, this is Hell, nor am I out of it.
Think'st thou that I, who saw the face of God
And tasted the eternal joys of heaven,
Am not tormented with ten thousand Hells
In being deprived of everlasting bliss?

Christopher Marlowe

Why should you love him whom the world hates so? Because he love me more than all the world.

Christopher Marlowe

Thus methinks should men of judgement frame
Their means of traffic from the vulgar trade,
And, as their wealth increaseth, so enclose
Infinite riches in a little room.

Christopher Marlowe

It lies not in our power to love, or hate,
For will in us is over-rul'd by fate.

Christopher Marlowe

As for myself, I walk abroad o' nights
And kill sick people groaning under walls:
Sometimes I go about and poison wells.

Christopher Marlowe

Christopher Marlowe

Christopher Marlowe

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Born: February 26, 1564

Died: May 30, 1593 (aged 29)

Bio: Christopher Marlowe, also known as Kit Marlowe, was an English playwright, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era. Marlowe was the foremost Elizabethan tragedian of his day.

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