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TO HIS FRIEND JOHN WEBSTER, UPON HIS 'DUCHESS OF MALFI', by                    
First Line: I never saw thy duchess till the day
Last Line: But never in her life so well before.
Subject(s): Webster, John (1580-1625)


I never saw thy Duchess till the day
That she was lively bodied in thy play:
Howe'er she answered her low-rated love
Her brothers' anger did so fatal prove,
Yet my opinion is, she might speak more,
But never in her life so well before.





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