“Hero and Leander,”—Christopher Marlowe.
Christopher Marlowe, a renowned English poet and dramatist, was born at Canterbury, about 1564, and was killed at Deptford, June 1, 1593. He wrote: “Tamburlaine,” “The Jew of Malta,” “Life and Death of Dr. Faustus,” and “Edward II,” his most famous work.
Do not be troubled by Saint Bernard’s saying that hell is full of good intentions and wills.
“Spiritual Letters,” Letter xii,—Francis De Sales.
Saint Francis de Sales, a famous French ecclesiastic and devotional writer, was born in 1567, and died in 1622. He wrote: “Introduction to the Devout Life,” “A Treatise on the Love of God,” etc. He founded the Order of the Visitation.
The world’s a stage on which all parts are played.
“A Game of Chess,” Act. V, Sc. i,—Thomas Middleton.
Thomas Middleton, a noted English dramatist, was born about 1570, and died in 1627. He produced, “A Game of Chess,” and with William Rowley, “A Fair Quarrel,” “The Changeling,” “The Spanish Gipsy,” etc.
To add to golden numbers golden numbers.
“Patient Grissell,”—Thomas Dekker.