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“Every man loves what he is good at.”

Thomas Shadwell

Act V, sc. i.
The True Widow (1679)

“And wit's the noblest frailty of the mind.”

Thomas Shadwell

Act II, sc. i.
The True Widow (1679)

“The haste of a fool is the slowest thing in the world.”

Thomas Shadwell

Act III, sc. i.
The True Widow (1679)

“Love quickly is pall'd,
Tho' with labour 'tis gain'd;
Wine never does cloy
Tho' with ease 'tis obtain'd.
We sing while you sigh,
We laugh while you weep;
Love robs you of rest,
Wine lulls us asleep.”

Thomas Shadwell

Love Quickly is Pall'd

“I am, out of the ladies' company, like a fish out of the water.”

Thomas Shadwell

Act III, sc. i.
The True Widow (1679)

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