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IN LIBRUM. IX.

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Christopher Marlowe·1564–1593·English Renaissance theatre
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iber doth vaunt how chastely he hath liv'dSince he hath been in town, seven years[472] and more,For that he swears he hath four only swiv'd,A maid, a wife, a widow, and a whore:Then, Liber, thou hast swiv'd all womenkind,For a fifth sort, I know, thou canst not find. FOOTNOTES: [472] MS. "knowen this towne 7 yeares."
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