Francis Beaumont
Francis Beaumont
Francis Beaumontwas a dramatist in the English Renaissance theatre, most famous for his collaborations with John Fletcher...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPlaywright
growing-up men wickedness
There is a method in man's wickedness; it grows up by degrees.
sweet lovely melancholy
Nothing's so dainty sweet as lovely melancholy.
art childhood forgive-me
My virginity, that from my childhood kept me company, is heavier than I can endure to bear. Forgive me, Cupid, for thou art god, and I a wretched creature: I have sinn'd; but be thou merciful, and grant that yet I may enjoy what thou wilt have me love!
sleep men death-and-dying
Let no man fear to die, we love to sleep all, and death is but the sounder sleep.
hurt betrayal love-is
Those have most power to hurt us, that we love.
running envy literature
Envy, like the worm, never runs but to the fairest fruit; like a cunning bloodhound, it singles out the fattest deer in the flock.
life march graves
Our lives are but our marches to the grave.
beauty sweet mind
There's nothing that allays an angry mind So soon as a sweet beauty.
home kissing cows
Kiss till the cow comes home.
wings bird heaven
Faith without works is like a bird without wings; though she may hop with her companions on earth, yet she will never fly with them to heaven.
garters should miscellaneous
You are no better than you should be.
desire way gains
The true way to gain much is never to desire to gain too much.