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I saw Hamlet Prince of Denmark played; but now the old plays begin to disgust this refined age.

John Evelyn
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E. S. de Beer (ed.) 'The Diary of John Evelyn' (1955) vol. 3, p. 304 (26 November 1661)
I saw Hamlet Prince of Denmark played; but now the old plays begin to disgust this refined age.