Creative Quotations from Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593)

Creative Quotations from . . .

Christopher Marlowe
(1564-1593) born on Feb 06

English "dramatist, poet". "He was the first great English dramatist who established blank verse in "The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus," 1604."

Nature that fram'd us of four elements,
Warring within our breasts for regiment,
Doth teach us all to have aspiring minds."

There is no sin but ignorance.

"Where both deliberate, the love is slight: Who ever lov'd, that lov'd not at first sight?"

"It lies not in our power to love or hate,
For will in us is over-ruled by fate."

"Was this the face that launched a thousand ships? And burnt the topless towers of Ilium? Sweet Helen, make me immortal with a kiss!"

Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F:	"Tamburlaine, in "Tamburlaine the Great," pt. 1, act 2, sc. 7."
R:	""The Jew of Malta," 1589."
A:	""Hero and Leander," "First Sestiad.""
N:	"In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994."
K:	"Faustus, in "The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus," act 5, sc. 1."