#threadbare

This age thinks better of a gilded fool Than of a threadbare saint in wisdom's school. ↗

— Thomas Dekker

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#better #fool #gilded #saint #school

Yes, threadbare seem his songs, to lettered ken - they were worn threadbare next the hearts of men. ↗

— William Watson

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#his #ken #lettered #men #next

Acting doesn't have to be threadbare misery all the time. ↗

— Fiona Shaw

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#misery #threadbare #time