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IN MACRUM. XV. - 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 MACRUM. XV.

  • Thou canst not speak yet, Macer; for to speak,
  • Is to distinguish sounds significant:
  • Thou with harsh noise the air dost rudely break,
  • But what thou utter'st common sense doth want,—
  • Half-English words, with fustian terms among,
  • Much like the burden of a northern song.