Thomas Tomkis

Thomas Tomkis (or Tomkys; c. 1580 – 1634) was an English playwright of the late Elizabethan and the Jacobean eras. Tomkis is credited with two academic plays: Lingua (1607) and Albumazar (1615). He is also regarded as a likely author of Pathomachia (1630).

Quotes

  • A ship is sooner rigged by far, than a gentlewoman made ready.
    • Lingua (1607) act 4, sc. 4 (Tactus)
  • Catch occasion by the foretop.
    • Lingua (1607) act 5, sc. 2 (Mendacio)
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