John Webster, poet
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John Webster

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About John Webster

1580 - 1634/EnglishJohn Webster was an English Jacobean dramatist best known for his tragedies The White Devil and The Duchess of Malfi, often regarded as masterpieces of the early 17th-century English stage. He was a contemporary of William Shakespeare.

Selected Quotes

All the flowers of the springMeet to perfume our burying;
— John Webster
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Hark! Now everything is still,The screech-owl and the whistler shrill,
— John Webster
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Poetry & Stories

  1. Vanitas Vanitatum

    All the flowers of the springMeet to perfume our burying;

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  2. A Dirge

    Call for the robin-redbreast and the wren,Since o’er shady groves they hover,

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  3. The Shrouding Of The Duchess Of Malfi

    Hark! Now everything is still,The screech-owl and the whistler shrill,

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