“I weigh the man, not his title; 'tis not the king's stamp can make the metal better.”
William Wycherley The Plain Dealer
The Plain Dealer (1677), Act I, scene 1.
Quotes from workThe Plain Dealer
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.
“And with faint praises one another damn.”
William Wycherley The Plain Dealer
The Plain Dealer (1677), Prologue.
