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Henry Brooke (writer)

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Henry Brooke (1703 – 10 October 1783) was an Irish novelist and dramatist.

Quotes

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  • Tyranny
    Absolves all faith; and who invades our rights,
    Howe'er his own commence, can never be
    But an usurper.
    • Gustavus Vasa (1739), act 4, sc. 1
  • For righteous monarchs,
    Justly to judge, with their own eyes should see;
    To rule o’er freemen, should themselves be free.
    • The Earl of Essex (1761), act 1
    • Cf. James Boswell, Life of Johnson, June 1784:
      Who drives fat oxen should himself be fat.
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