Thomas Flatman
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Thomas Flatman (1635–1688) was an English poet and miniature painter.
Quotes
[edit]- Kings should disdain to die, and only disappear.
- As cited in Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, Part II, The Pleasures of Opium.
- Speaking of the death of Charles II.
- Quoted in Pale Fire Commentary, Line 894 as "Kings do not die—they only disappear, eh, Charles?".
