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“But whither am I strayed? I need not raise Trophies to thee from other men's dispraise; Nor is thy fame on lesser ruins built; Nor needs thy juster title the foul guilt Of Eastern kings, who, to secure their reign, Must have their brothers, sons, and kindred slain.”
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- Source:
- On Mr. John Fletcher's Works.
- Type:
- quote
- Confidence:
- 0.85
- Indexed:
- 2026-07-04
- Hash:
- 1b28e8c50abf0c1263bff2ed3cfa2a4881c95fb6b51adcc73a042edced4eb040
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Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 9th ed. (Little, Brown, 1905), public domain
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