Shackerley Marmion Quotes

1603–1639 England

Shackerley Marmion (January 1603 – 1639) was an early 17th-century dramatist, often classed among the Sons of Ben, the followers of Ben Jonson who continued his style of comedy. He was also a friend and perhaps a protégé of Thomas Heywood.

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Which of the nymphs or muses is his joy?
Who has inveigled the ingenious boy?

The Legend of Cupid and Psyche (1637)

What find you better or more honourable than age? Take the preheminence of it in everything, — in an old friend, in old wine, in an old pedigree.

Great joys, like griefs, are silent.

Holland's Leaguer (1632)

Tell me what you find better, or more honourable than age. Is not wisdom entail'd upon it? Take the pre-eminence of it in every thing; in an old friend, in old wine, in an old pedigree.

The Antiquary (1641)

Oh! that I were a veil upon that face,
To hide it from the world! Methinks I could
Envy the very sun for gazing on you!

The Antiquary (1641)

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