Davenant is a surname, and may refer to:
- Charles Davenant, English economist, son of William Davenant
- Ralph Davenant, English clergyman
- William Davenant, English poet
Davenant may also refer to:
- Hain (planet), an important planet in Ursula K. Le Guin's science fiction
Famous quotes containing the word davenant:
“Your Beauty, ripe, and calm, and fresh,
As Eastern Summers are,
Must now, forsaking Time and Flesh,
Add light to some small Star.”
—Sir William Davenant (1606–1668)
“In every grave make room, make room!
The world’s at an end, and we come, we come.”
—Sir William Davenant (1606–1668)
“Go! dive into the Southern Sea, and when
Th’ast found, to trouble the nice sight of men,
A swelling pearl, and such whose single worth
Boasts all the wonders which the seas bring forth,
Give it Endymion’s love, whose ev’ry tear
Would more enrich the skilful jeweller.”
—Sir William Davenant (1606–1668)