Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Thomas Flatman

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an English poet Thomas Flatman.
Last updated on October 13, 2024.
Thomas Flatman

Thomas Flatman was an English poet and miniature painter. There were several editions of his Poems and Songs (1674). One of his self-portraits is in the Victoria and Albert Museum. A portrait of Charles II is in the Wallace Collection, London. His miniatures are noted for their vitality.

How happy a thing were a wedding,
And a bedding,
If a man might purchase a wife
For a twelvemonth and a day — © Thomas Flatman
How happy a thing were a wedding, And a bedding, If a man might purchase a wife For a twelvemonth and a day
Sit the comedy out, and that done, when the Play's at an end, let the Curtain fall down.
Thoughts! what are they? They are my constant friends, who, when harsh fate its dull brow bends, uncloud me with a smiling ray, and in the depth of midnight force a day.
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