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Quotes from The Honest Whore — Thomas Dekker

d. 1632 England

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This principle is old, but true as fate,—
Kings may love treason, but the traitor hate.

The Honest Whore (1604)

Were there no women, men might live like gods.

The Honest Whore (1604)

There's no music when a woman is in the concert.

The Honest Whore (1604)

I was ne’er so thrummed since I was a gentleman.

The Honest Whore (1604)

We are ne'er like angels till our passion dies.

The Honest Whore (1604)

The best of men
That e’er wore earth about him was a sufferer;
A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit,
The first true gentleman that ever breathed.

The Honest Whore (1604)

Attribution

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