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Maidens, be they never so foolish, yet being fair they are commonly fortunate.
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Time draweth wrinkles in a fair face, but addeth fresh colors to a fast friend, which neither heat, nor cold, nor misery, nor place, nor destiny, can alter or diminish
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Campaspe:
Were women never so fair, men would be false.
Apelles:
Were women never so false, men would be fond.
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John Lyly
Born:
1553
Died:
November 27, 1606
(aged 53)
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