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the foolish,
the courageous &
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John Webster Playwright

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: England
  • Born: 1580
  • Died: 1634

John Webster was an English Jacobean dramatist best known for his tragedies The White Devil and The Duchess of Malfi, which are often regarded as masterpieces of the early 17th-century English stage. His life and career overlapped with that of William Shakespeare.

Eagles commonly fly alone. They are crows, daws, and starlings that flock together.

For the subtlest folly proceeds from the subtlest wisdom.

Lay this unto your breast: Old friends, like old swords, still are trusted best.