Old Fortunatus.

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The best of men

That e'er wore earth about him was a sufferer;

A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit,

The first true gentleman that ever breathed.[182:1]

The Honest Whore. Part i. Act i. Sc. 12.

I was ne'er so thrummed since I was a gentleman.[182:2]

The Honest Whore. Part i. Act iv. Sc. 2.

This principle is old, but true as fate,—