Beaumont and Fletcher, Philaster, or Love Lies a-Bleeding (c. 1609; 1620), Act V, scene 2, line 15.
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'Tis not a life, 'Tis but a piece of childhood thrown away.
— Beaumont and Fletcher on Childhood
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Childhood" (Quotes)
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About Beaumont and Fletcher
Beaumont and Fletcher were the English dramatists Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, who collaborated in their writing during the reign of James I. Their collaboration was so well regarded that works individually authored by either are sometimes errantly reported as having been by the collaboration. These include later collaborations by Fletcher with Nathan Field and Philip Massinger.
About Beaumont and Fletcher
Beaumont and Fletcher were the English dramatists Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, who collaborated in their writing during the reign of James I. Their collaboration was so well regarded that works individually authored by either are sometimes errantly reported as having been by the collaboration. These include later collaborations by Fletcher with Nathan Field and Philip Massinger.
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