John Webster (c.1580 – c.1634) was an English Jacobean dramatist best known for his tragedies The White Devil and The Duchess of Malfi, which are often regarded as masterpieces of the early 17th-century English stage. He was a contemporary of William Shakespeare.. English Jacobean dramatist
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Let guilty men remember, their black deeds Do lean on crutches made of slender reeds. Go to Quote / Comment
With such a pity men preserve alive Pheasants and quails, when they are no fat enough to be eaten. Go to Quote / Comment
DUCHESS: Diamonds are of most value, They say, that have past through most jewellers' hands. FERDINAND: Whores, by that rule, are precious. Go to Quote / Comment
Prosperity doth bewitch men, seeming clear; As seas do laugh, show white, when rocks are near. Go to Quote / Comment
I know death hath ten thousand several doors For men to take their exits. Go to Quote / Comment