Robert Barclay
Scottish Quaker apologist
English poet and playwright (1642-1692)
Thomas Shadwellwas an English poet and playwright who was appointed Poet Laureate in 1689.
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Thomas Shadwellwas an English poet and playwright who was appointed Poet Laureate in 1689.
I am, out of the ladies’ company, like a fish out of the water.
English poet and playwright (1642-1692)
And wit’s the noblest frailty of the mind.
English poet and playwright (1642-1692)
The haste of a fool is the slowest thing in the world.
English poet and playwright (1642-1692)
Every man loves what he is good at.
English poet and playwright (1642-1692)
Hope is a very thin diet.
English poet and playwright (1642-1692)
Words may be false and full of art; Sighs are the natural language of the heart.
English poet and playwright (1642-1692)
No man is happy but by comparison.
English poet and playwright (1642-1692)