Famous John Wilmot Quotes

How blest was the created stateOf man and woman, ere they fell,Compared to our unhappy fate:We need not fear another hell.– John Wilmot

A kind of losing loadum is their game,Where the worst writer has the greatest fame.– John Wilmot

Cupid and Bacchus my saints are,May drink and love still reign,With wine I wash away my cares,And then to cunt again.– John Wilmot

Then, if to make your ruin more,You’ll peevishly be coy,Die with the scandal of a whoreAnd never know the joy.– John Wilmot

Before I got married I had six theories about raising children; now, I have six children and no theories.– John Wilmot

God bless our good and gracious King,Whose promise none relies on;Who never said a foolish thing,Nor ever did a wise one.– John Wilmot
