Quote#Wisdom
Dost thou think to live till his old doublet will make thee a new…
Quote byThomas Kyd · 1558–1594
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Spanish Tragedy (1592), Act III, sc. vi.
English (original)
Dost thou think to live till his old doublet will make thee a new truss?
— Thomas Kyd
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