
“I weigh the man, not his title; 'tis not the king's stamp can make the metal better.”
The Plain Dealer (1677), Act I, scene 1.
The Plain Dealer is a Restoration comedy by William Wycherley, first performed on 11 December 1676. The play is based on Molière's Le Misanthrope, and is generally considered Wycherley's finest work along with The Country Wife.
“I weigh the man, not his title; 'tis not the king's stamp can make the metal better.”
The Plain Dealer (1677), Act I, scene 1.