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Perfumes, the more they’re chafed, the more they render Their pleasant scents, and so affliction Expresseth virtue fully.
Perfumes, the more they’re chafed, the more they render Their pleasant scents, and so affliction Expresseth virtue fully.
Approximate author period: c. 1602 AD · renaissance
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- John Webster
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- Approximate author period: c. 1602 AD · renaissance
Approximate author-period evidence for John Webster: documented activity in 1602. Wikidata Q225904, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q225904 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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- A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations (catalogued1888) (1888 AD)
Page 19 · printed citation: John Webster · subject: AFFLICTION
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