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Oh eyes, no eyes, but fountains fraught with tears; O life, no life, but lively form of death; Oh world, no world, but mass of public wrongs.
Thomas Kyd
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"Oh eyes, no eyes, but fountains fraught with tears; O life, no life, but lively form of death; Oh world, no world, but mass of public wrongs."
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Oh eyes, no eyes, but fountains fraught with tears; O life, no life, but lively form of death; Oh world, no world, but mass of public wrongs. — Thomas Kyd

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Thomas Kyd was a Dramatist from United Kingdom (1558–1594).

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Who said "Oh eyes, no eyes, but fountains fraught with tears; O life, no life, but lively…"?
This quote is attributed to Thomas Kyd, a Dramatist from United Kingdom.
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Thomas Kyd lived from 1558 – 1594.
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