Christopher MarloweThink'st thou heaven is such a glorious thing? I tell thee, 'tis not so fair as thou Or any man that breathes on earth.
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Shakespeare "Think'st thou heaven is such a glorious thing?"I tell thee, 'tis not so fair as thouOr any man that breathes on earth." refers to a character named Falstaff who is taken to heaven and shown around by the Almighty. When he discovers that heaven is not nearly as good as it was made to seem, he says: "Think'st thou heaven is such a glorious thing?I tell thee, 'tis not so fair as thouOr any man that breathes on earth."
Source: Dr. Faustus
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