I am Envy, begotten of a chimneysweeper and an oysterwife. I cannot read, and therefore wish all books were burnt.


Dr. Faustus (1604)

Christopher Marlowe Quotes

I am Envy, begotten of a chimneysweeper and an oysterwife. I cannot read, and therefore wish all books were burnt.

I am Envy, begotten of a chimneysweeper and an oysterwife. I cannot read, and therefore wish all books were burnt.

I am Envy, begotten of a chimneysweeper and an oysterwife. I cannot read, and therefore wish all books were burnt.

I am Envy, begotten of a chimneysweeper and an oysterwife. I cannot read, and therefore wish all books were burnt.