Philip Massinger Quotes
Philip Massinger (1816). “The Duke of Milan: A Tragedy in Five Acts”, p.10
Philip Massinger (1779). “The Dramatick Works of Philip Massinger...”, p.88
1623 The Duke of Milan, act1, sc.2.
He that would govern others, first should be the master of himself.
1623 The Bondman, act1, sc.3.
Philip Massinger (1761). “Dramatic Works: A new way to pay old debts. The great Duke of Florence. The unnatural combat. The bashful lover”, p.133
Philip Massinger, William Gifford, John Ferriar (1813). “The Plays of Philip Massinger: The bandman. The renegado. The parliament of love. The Roman actor. The great Duke of Florence”, p.375
Virtue, thou in rags, may challenge more than vice set off with all the trim of greatness.
Philip Massinger (1761). “Dramatic works”, p.261
We have not an hour of life in which our pleasures relish not some pain, our sours, some sweetness.
Philip Massinger (1817). “Beauties of Massinger”, p.262
I in my own house am an emperor, And will defend what's mine.
Philip Massinger, Colin Gibson (1978). “The Selected Plays of Philip Massinger: The Duke of Milan, The Roman Actor, A New Way to Pay Old Debts, The City Madam”, p.109, CUP Archive
Philip Massinger, John Ford (1859). “The Dramatic Works of Massinger and Ford”, p.356
Malice scorned, puts out itself; but argued, give a kind of credit to a false accusation.
Philip Massinger, William Gifford (1813). “Plays: The maid of honour. The picture. The Emperor of the East. The fatal dowry. A new way to pay old debts”, p.62
For any man to match above his rank is but to sell his liberty.
Philip Massinger, William Gifford, John Ferriar (1805). “Introduction; Essay on the dramatick writings of Massinger, by John Ferriar; Commendatory verses on Massinger; A list of Massinger's plays; Glossarial index. The virgin-martyr. The unnatural combat. The Duke of Milan”, p.24
Philip Massinger, John Ferriar (1813). “The Plays of Philip Massinger: The bondman. The renegado. The parliament of love. The Roman actor. The great Duke of Florence”, p.495
Revenge, that thirsty dropsy of our souls, makes us covet that which hurts us most.
Philip Massinger (1817). “Beauties of Massinger”, p.262
Like a rough orator, that brings more truth Than rhetoric, to make good his accusation.
Philip Massinger (1830). “The plays of Philip Massinger: adapted for family reading, and the use of young persons, by the omission of objectionable passages”, p.200
What pity 'tis, one that can speak so well, Should in his actions be so ill!
Philip Massinger, William Gifford, John Ferriar (1813). “The Plays of Philip Massinger: The bandman. The renegado. The parliament of love. The Roman actor. The great Duke of Florence”, p.281
Philip Massinger (1761). “Dramatic Works: The guardian. A very woman. The old law. The city madam. Poems on several occasions”, p.177
