“The Faithful Friends,” Act I, Sc. 2,—Francis Beaumont.
Francis Beaumont, a renowned English dramatist, was born in 1584, at Grace-Dieu, Leicestershire, and died in London, March 6, 1616. He has always been associated with John Fletcher, and together they wrote many famous plays, among them: “The Coxcomb,” “King and No King,” “The Faithful Friends,” “Philaster,” “The Maid’s Tragedy,” “The Knight of the Burning Pestle,” and “The Scornful Lady.”
Diamond cut diamond.
“The Lover’s Melancholy,” Act I, Sc. I,—John Ford.
John Ford, a famous English dramatist, was baptized at Islington in Devon, April 17, 1586, and died about 1640. His best plays are: “The Lover’s Melancholy,” “The Broken Heart,” and “Love’s Sacrifice.”
Be wisely worldly, be not worldly wise.
“Emblems,” Book II, Emblem 2,—Francis Quarles.
Francis Quarles, a celebrated English sacred poet, was born in Rumford, Essex, in 1592, and died September, 1644. His most famous works were: “Emblems, Divine and Moral,” “Argalus and Parthenia,” and the “Enchiridion.”
Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates are secretaries of Nature.
“Letters,” Book ii, Letter xi,—Howell.