Thomas Flatman

thumb| Thomas Flatman (21 February 1635 – 8 December 1688) was an English poet and miniature painter. Quotes Kings should disdain to die, and only disappear. As cited in Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, Part II, The Pleasures of Opium. Speaking of the death of Charles II, 6 February 1685. Quoted in Pale Fire Commentary, Line 894 as "Kings do not die—they only disappear, eh, Charles?". There’s an experienced rebel, Time,And in his squadrons Poverty;There’s Age that brings along with himA terrible artillery:And if against all these thou keep’st thy crown,Th’usurper Death will make thee lay it down. "The Defiance", in Poems (1686) How happy a thing were a wedding,  And a bedding,If a man might purchase a wife  For a twelvemonth and a day;But to live with her all a man’s life,  For ever and for aye,Till she grow grey as a cat,Good faith, Mr. Parson, I thank you for that! "On Marriage" External links Category:English male poets