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IN LIBRUM. IX. - Christopher Marlowe, The Works of Christopher Marlowe, vol. 3 (Poems) [1598]

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The Works of Christopher Marlowe, ed. A.H. Bullen (London: John C. Nimmo, 1885). Vol. 3.

Part of: The Works of Christopher Marlowe, 3 vols.

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IN LIBRUM. IX.

  • Liber doth vaunt how chastely he hath liv'd
  • Since he hath been in town, seven years1 and more,
  • For that he swears he hath four only swiv'd,
  • A maid, a wife, a widow, and a whore:
  • Then, Liber, thou hast swiv'd all womenkind,
  • For a fifth sort, I know, thou canst not find.

[1]MS “knowen this towne 7 yeares'