Are you at ease now? Is your heart at rest? Now you have got a shadow, an umbrella To keep the scorching world’s opinion From your fair credit.
John Fletcher Quotes
Give me the plump Venetian, fat, and lusty, That meets me soft and supple, smiles upon me As if a cup of full wine leaped to kiss me.
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| Birth: | 1579 |
| Death: | 1625 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Playwright |
About
John Fletcher was born in Rye, Sussex, England. He was an English Jacobean playwright who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and other dramatists on comedies and tragedies between about 1606 and 1625. He studied at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University. He wrote several plays include: The Faithful Shepherdess, Valentinian, Monsieur Thomas, The Woman's Prize, Bonduca, The Chances, Wit Without Money, The Mad Lover, The Loyal Subject, The Humorous Lieutenant, Women Pleased, The Island Princess, The Wild Goose Chase, The Pilgrim, A Wife for a Month, and Rule a Wife and Have a Wife.
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