John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester
Valentinian (1685), Act I, Scene III
Valentinian was Rochester's adaptation of a play (ca. 1610-1614) by John Fletcher
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John Wilmot, 2. Earl of Rochester war ein englischer Dichter und Vertrauter König Karls II. und Samuel Pepys’. Wikipedia

John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester
Valentinian (1685), Act I, Scene III
Valentinian was Rochester's adaptation of a play (ca. 1610-1614) by John Fletcher
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John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester
Upon Leaving His Mistress, ll. 15-21.
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“For Wits are treated just like Common Whores;
First they're enjoy'd, and then kickt out of Doors.”
John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester
ll. 38-39
A Satire Against Mankind (1679)