“Nose, nose, jolly red nose,
And who gave thee that jolly red nose?
Nutmegs and ginger, cinammon and cloves;
And they gave me this jolly red nose.”
The Knight of the Burning Pestle (c. 1607; published 1613), Act I, scene 4.
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Francis Beaumont5
British dramatist 1584–1616Related quotes
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