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Richard Corbet Quotes

1582–1635 England

Richard Corbet (or Corbett; 1582 – 28 July 1635) was an English clergyman who rose to be Bishop of Oxford (1628) and then Bishop of Norwich (1632) in the Church of England. He is also remembered as a humourist and as a poet, although his work was not published until after his death.

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Let others write for glory or reward,
Truth is well paid when she is sung and heard.

Boldly I preach, hate a cross, hate a surplice,
Mitres, copes, and rotchets:
Come hear me pray nine times a day,
And fill your heads with crotchets.

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