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from Dr Faustus

Was this the face that launched a thousand ships from Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe 'Was this the face that launched a thousand ships, And burnt the topless towers of Ilium? Sweet Helen, make me immortal with a kiss. Her lips suck forth my soul- see where it flies! Come, Helen, come, give me my soul again. Here will I dwell, for heaven is in these lips, And all is dross that is not Helena...'

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