Nicholas Breton (also Britton or Brittaine) (1545–1626), English poet and novelist, belonged to an old family settled at Layer Breton, Essex.
Famous quotes by nicholas breton:
“While he hears in every spring
How the birds do chirp and sing:
Or before the hounds in cry
See the hare go stealing by:
Or along the shallow brook,
Angling with a baited hook,
See the fishes leap and play
In a blessed sunny day:”
—Nicholas Breton (1542–1626)
“Thus much for thy assurance know; a hollow friend is but a hellish foe.”
—Nicholas Breton (c. 1545–1626)
“Who can live in heart so glad
As the merry country lad?”
—Nicholas Breton (1542–1626)
“I wish my deadly foe no worse
Than want of friends, and empty purse.”
—Nicholas Breton (c.1545–1626)