Shackerley Marmion

Shackerley Marmion (January 1603 – 1639) was an early 17th-century dramatist, often classed among the Sons of Ben, the followers of Ben Jonson who continued his style of comedy. He was also a friend and perhaps a protégé of Thomas Heywood. Quotes thumb|Which of the nymphs or muses is his joy?Who has inveigled the ingenious boy? Great joys, like griefs, are silent. Holland's Leaguer (1632) act 5, sc. 1 Which of the nymphs or muses is his joy?Who has inveigled the ingenious boy? The Legend of Cupid and Psyche (1637) The Antiquary (1641) Oh! that I were a veil upon that face,To hide it from the world! Methinks I couldEnvy the very sun for gazing on you! Aurelio to Lucretia, act 2 Compare: Romeo and Juliet, act 2, sc. 2, l. 23 Tell me what you find better, or more honourable than age. Is not wisdom entail'd upon it? Take the pre-eminence of it in every thing; in an old friend, in old wine, in an old pedigree. Antiquary to Duke, act 2 Slightly altered in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919) p. 171, note: "What find you better or more honourable than age? Take the preheminence of it in everything, — in an old friend, in old wine, in an old pedigree." Compare: Bacon, Apophthegms, no. 97 External links James Maidment and W. H. Logan (eds.) The Dramatic Works of Shackerley Marmion (Edinburgh: William Paterson, 1875) Category:1603 births Category:1639 deaths Category:Playwrights from England Category:Poets from England