Thomas Shadwell (c. 1642 – 19 November 1692) was an English poet and playwright who was appointed poet laureate in 1689. Read full biography of Thomas Shadwell →
Every man loves what he is good at.
Words may be false and full of art; Sighs are the natural language of the heart.
Hope is a very thin diet.
No man is happy but by comparison.
The haste of a fool is the slowest thing in the world.
I am, out of the ladies' company, like a fish out of the water.
And wit's the noblest frailty of the mind.
Thomas Shadwell (c. 1642 – 19 November 1692) was an English poet and playwright who was appointed poet laureate in 1689.