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The Renaissance4 quotes
Shallow brooks murmur most, deep silent slide away. — Philip Sidney · 1593An ambassador is an honest man sent to lie abroad for the good of his country. — Henry Wotton · 1604Who shoots at the mid-day sun, though he be sure he shall never hit the mark; yet as sure he is he shall shoot higher than who aims but at a bush. — Philip Sidney · 1593For when this song is sung and past,
My lute, be still, for I have done. — Thomas Wyatt · 1557