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John Tobin Quotes

d. 1804 England

John Tobin (January 28, 1770 – December 7, 1804) was a British playwright, who was for most of his life unsuccessful, but in the year of his death made a hit with The Honey Moon.

England
Playwrights

Also known as: John Tobin (dramatist), Tobin, John

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She's adorned
Amply that in her husband’s eye looks lovely,—
The truest mirror that an honest wife
Can see her beauty in.

The Honeymoon (1805)

The man that lays his hand upon a woman,
Save in the way of kindness, is a wretch
Whom 'twere gross flattery to name a coward.

The Honeymoon (1805)

The man that lays his hand on woman,
Save in the way of kindness, is a wretch
Whom 'twere gross flattery to name a coward.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: John Tobin (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.