Quote#God & Faith
I am, gay creature
Quote byJohn Ford · 1586–1639
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Broken Heart (c. 1625-33), Act I, sc. iii..
English (original)
I am, gay creature, With pardon of your deities, a mushroom On whom the dew of heaven drops now and then.
— John Ford
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