A service beyond all recompense
Weighs so heavy that it almost gives offense.

Un service au-dessus de toute recompense
A force d'obliger tient presque lieu d'offense.

Pierre Corneille

Surena

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Topic

Favors

Speaker

Orode

Author

Pierre Corneille

Source

Surena

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragedy (play) Tragedy

Language

French

Time

1674 1670s 17th century

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

France Europe

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Citation

Corneille, Pierre. Surena. 1674, act 3, sc. 2.

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