Quote#Nature
Foul canker of fair virtuous action
Quote byJohn Marston · 1576–1634
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "To Detraction I Present My Poesy", line 1, from The Scourge of Villainy (1598-99)..
English (original)
Foul canker of fair virtuous action, Vile blaster of the freshest blooms on earth, Envys abhorrèd child, Detraction, I here expose, to thy all-tainting breath, The issue of my brain: snarl, rail, bark, bite, Know that my spirit scorns Detraction's spite.
— John Marston
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