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Is it not true which Seneca reporteth, that as too much bending breaketh the bowe, so too much remission spoyleth the minde?

John Lyly

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John Lyly (Lilly or Lylie) (c. 1553 – 1606) was an English writer, best known for his Euphues (1579).

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Alternative Names: John Lylie • John Lylly • John Lilly • John Lily

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Is it not true which Seneca reporteth, that as too much bending breaketh the bowe, so too much remission spoyleth the minde? - John Lyly

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