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This age thinks better of a gilded fool Than of a threadbare saint in wisdom's school.

Old Fortunatus · 1599

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Dekker, Thomas. Old Fortunatus, edited by David McInnis. Manchester University Press, 2019, act 1, sc. 1.

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Dekker, Thomas. The Pleasant Comedie of Old Fortunatus. 1599, Richmond Palace, England, UK, act 1, sc. 1.

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