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The Spanish Curate

The Spanish Curate

The Spanish Curate is a late Jacobean era stage play, a comedy written by John Fletcher and Philip Massinger. It premiered on the stage in 1622, and was first published in 1647.


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“Tis a word that's quickly spoken,
Which being restrained, a heart is broken.”

John Fletcher The Spanish Curate

The Spanish Curate (licensed 24 October 1622; 1647), Act II, scene 5, Song.

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