Quote#Death
Thou hast committed—
Quote byChristopher Marlowe · 1564–1593
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Jew of Malta (c. 1589), Friar Barnardine and Barabas, Act IV, scene i.
English (original)
Thou hast committed— Fornication: but that was in another country; And besides, the wench is dead.
— Christopher Marlowe
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