Vain the ambition of kings Who seek by trophies and death things To leave a living name… — John Webster
Vain the ambition of kings Who seek by trophies and death things To leave a living name behind, And weave but nets to catch the wind.
The Devil's Law Case · 1619
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Webster, John. "The Devil's Law Case." The Works of John Webster: The Devil's Law-Case; A Cure for a Cuckold; Appius and Virginia, edited by David Gunby and David Carnegie and MacDonald P. Jackson. Vol. 2, Cambridge University Press, 2007, act 5, sc. 4.
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Webster, John. The Devil's Law Case. Performed by Richard Perkins. Queen Anne's Men, c. 1619, Phoenix Theatre, London, England, UK, act 5, sc. 4.