Famous Quotes | Like to the tree of Tantalus she...

Like to the tree of Tantalus she fled,
And seeming lavish, sav’de her maydenhead.
Ne’re king more sought to keepe his diademe;
Than Hero this inestimable gemme. - Christopher Marlowe
Attribution: Christopher Marlowe (1564–1593), British poet. Hero and Leander (II, l. 75-78). . . Norton Anthology of Poetry, The. Alexander W. Allison and others, eds. (3d ed., 1983) W. W. Norton & Company.

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