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Villain, a horse—Villain, I say, give me a horse to fly, To swim the river, villain, and to fly.
Villain, a horse—Villain, I say, give me a horse to fly, To swim the river, villain, and to fly.
Approximate author period: c. 1575 AD · renaissance
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- George Peele
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- Approximate author period: c. 1575 AD · renaissance
author lifetime midpoint (1552–1598)
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- Hoyt’s New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1922) (1922 AD)
Printed page 378 · quotation 18 · George Peele · Battle of Alcazar. Act V. L. 104. (1588-9)
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