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Call for the robin-red-breast and the wren,

Since o’er shady groves they hover,

We are merely the stars’ tennis-balls, struck and bandied

Which way please them.

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Cover her face; mine eyes dazzle: she died young.

The Duchess of Malfi (1623) act 4, sc. 2

I know death hath ten thousand several doors

For men to take their exits. The Duchess of Malfi (1623) act 4, sc. 2; see Fletcher 138:11, Massinger 231:3, Seneca 288:23

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Vain the ambition of kings Who seek by trophies and dead things To leave a living name behind, And weave but nets to catch the wind. 2

The Devil’s Law Case [1623], song

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Other sins only speak; murder shrieks out.

The Duchess of Malfi, IV, ii

Heaven-gates are not so highly arch’d As princes’ palaces; they that enter there Must go upon their knees.

The Duchess of Malfi, IV, ii

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Ferdinand: Cover her face; mine eyes dazzle; she died young. Bosola: I think not so; her infelicity

The Duchess of Malfi, IV, ii

I am Duchess of Malfi still.

The Duchess of Malfi [1623], act IV, sc. ii

I know death hath ten thousand several doors For men to take their exits. 1

The Duchess of Malfi, IV, ii

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John Webster was born in London around 1580. Little is known about his personal life, but it is believed that he came from a middle-class family. He is best known for his plays 'The Duchess of Malfi' (published in 1623) and 'The White Devil' (also known as 'The Revenger's Tragedy', published in 1612). 'The Duchess of Malfi' is considered a masterpiece of English theatre, famous for its brutal depiction of cruelty, corruption, and madness. Webster's characters are often tormented and morally ambiguous, and his plays explore the nature of evil and justice. Webster also collaborated with other playwrights, such as Thomas Middleton. He probably died in London around 1634.