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Thomas Kyd (November 6, 1558 - August 15, 1594) was an English dramatist known for his significant contributions to the development of English drama. His most famous work, 'The Spanish Tragedy,' is considered a landmark in early English drama and had a profound impact on the works of later playwrights.

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Famous Thomas Kyd Quotes

“BEL-IMPERIA: Oh let me go; for in my troubled eyes Now may'st thou read that life in passion dies. HORATIO: Oh stay a while, and I will die with thee; So shalt thou yield, and yet have conquered me.”

Sex Beauty Orgasm

Book:The Spanish Tragedy

Source: The Spanish Tragedy

“My soule, poore soule thou talkes of things/ Thou knowest not what, my soule hath sliver wings,/ That mounts me up unto the highest heavens.”

Beautiful Grief Tragedy

Book:The Spanish Tragedy

Source: The Spanish Tragedy

“Oh eyes, no eyes, but fountains fraught with tears; Oh life, no life, but lively form of death; Oh world, no world, but mass of public wrongs.”

World Eye Form Tears Mass Fountain Lively

Author:Thomas Kyd

“I'll trust myself, myself shall be my friend.”

My Friends Trust Myself

Author:Thomas Kyd

“Thus must we toil in other men's extremes, That know not how to remedy our own.”

Knows Men Extremes Remedy Toil

Author:Thomas Kyd

“Evil news fly faster still than good.”

Stills Evil News Faster

Book:The Spanish Tragedy

Source: The Spanish Tragedy

“As I am never better than when I am mad; then methinks I am a brave fellow; then I do wonders: but reason abuseth me, and there's the torment, there's the hell.”

Reason Wonder Hell Fellows Mad Brave Torment

Author:Thomas Kyd

“In time the savage bull sustains the yoke; In time all haggard hawks will stoop to lure; In time small wedges cleave the hardest oak, In time the flint is pierced with softest shower, And she in time will fall from her disdain, And rue the sufferance of your friendly pain.”

Pain Time Fall Hardest Friendly Savages Showers Bulls Oaks Lure Disdain Hawks Yoke Stoops Wedges Rue Haggard

Author:Thomas Kyd

“Then haste we down to meet thy friends and foes; To place thy friends in ease, the rest in woes. For here though death doth end their misery, I'll there begin their endless tragedy.”

Ends Tragedy Misery Endless Ease Woe Foe Haste

Author:Thomas Kyd

“Fear shall force what friendship cannot win.”

Book:The Spanish Tragedy

Source: The Spanish Tragedy

“Where words prevail not, violence prevails.”

Author:Thomas Kyd

About the Author

Born: November 6, 1558
Died: August 15, 1594
Known for: Dramatist
Quotes: 11

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