Philip Massinger
Philip Massinger
Philip Massingerwas an English dramatist. His finely plotted plays, including A New Way to Pay Old Debts, The City Madam and The Roman Actor, are noted for their satire and realism, and their political and social themes...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionDramatist
Date of Birth2 May 1908
art sight blind
Thou art figured blind, and yet we borrow our best sight from thee.
wise men desire
Though the desire of fame be the last weakness Wise men put off.
performances
Oh that thou hadst like others been all words, And no performance.
running breathing useless
Shall this nectar Run useless, then, to waste? or ... these lips, That open like the morn, breathing perfumes, On such as dare approach them, be untouch'd? They must--nay, 'tis in vain to make resistance-- Be often kissed and tasted.
sports practice pleasure
Pleasures of worse natures Are gladly entertained, and they that shun us Practice in private sports the stews would blush at.
gold failing
Gold--the picklock that never fails.
fate suffering coward
It is true fortitude to stand firm against All shocks of fate, when cowards faint and die In fear to suffer more calamity.
suicide reputation ifs
If you like not hanging, drown yourself; Take some course for your reputation.
numbers example sin
Nor custom, nor example, nor cast numbers Of such as do offend, make less the sin.
believe play secret
I have play'd the fool, the gross fool, to believe The bosom of a friend will hold a secret Mine own could not contain.
men wife doubt
And, to all married men, be this a caution, Which they should duly tender as their life, Neither to doat too much, nor doubt a wife.
judging innocence
What can innocence hope for, When such as sit her judges are corrupted!
religious failure ungrateful
You may boldly say, you did not plough Or trust the barren and ungrateful sands With the fruitful grain of your religious counsels.
ambition men blessing
Man was mark'd A friend in his creation to himself, And may, with fit ambition, conceive The greatest blessings, and the highest honors Appointed for him, if he can achieve them The right and noble way.