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title: "11 Masque Quotes by 9 authors"
description: "Browse 11 Masque quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Masque sayings and thoughts."
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> [Say, what abridgement have you for this evening? What masque, what music? How shall we beguile The lazy time if not with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/say-what-abridgement-have-you-for-this-evening-what-masque-what-music/)

[William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbd/william-shakespeare-4_dancer_say-what-abridgement-have-you-for-this-e_2894255.jpg)

> [I used the Deep Cleansing Masque on my wedding day because I wanted everything - including my complexion - to be perfect!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cindy-crawford/i-used-the-deep-cleansing-masque-on-my-wedding-day-because-i-wanted/)

[Cindy Crawford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cindy-crawford/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6b/cindy-crawford-6903_cleansing_i-used-the-deep-cleansing-masque-on-my-w_1145142.jpg)

> [Come now, what masques, what dances shall we have To wear away this long age of three hours Between our after-supper and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/come-now-what-masques-what-dances-shall-we-have-to-wear-away-this/)

[William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/289/william-shakespeare-4_age_come-now-what-masques-what-dances-shall_1325717.jpg)

> [Venice once was dear, The pleasant place of all festivity, The revel of the earth, the masque of Italy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lord-byron/venice-once-was-dear-the-pleasant-place-of-all-festivity-the-revel-of/)

[Lord Byron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lord-byron/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/168/lord-byron-356_dear_venice-once-was-dear-the-pleasant-place_898859.jpg)

> [How many times go we to comedies, to masques, to places of great and noble resort, nay even to church only to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-donne/how-many-times-go-we-to-comedies-to-masques-to-places-of-great-and/)

[John Donne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-donne/)

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> [Though lust do masque in ne'er so strange disguise she's oft found witty, but is never wise.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-webster/though-lust-do-masque-in-ne-er-so-strange-disguise-she-s-oft-found/)

[John Webster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-webster/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9dd/john-webster-7470_disguise_though-lust-do-masque-in-ne-er-so-strang_815212.png)

> [I'm all about having one day during the week when I have an at-home spa day. That's when I like to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shay-mitchell/i-m-all-about-having-one-day-during-the-week-when-i-have-an-at-home/)

[Shay Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shay-mitchell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47b/shay-mitchell-7736_clear_i-m-all-about-having-one-day-during-the_1377644.jpg)

> [Truth is a naked and open daylight, that does not show the masques, and mummeries, and triumphs of the world, half so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francis-bacon/truth-is-a-naked-and-open-daylight-that-does-not-show-the-masques-and/)

[Francis Bacon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francis-bacon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d41/francis-bacon-297_add_truth-is-a-naked-and-open-daylight-that_1186465.jpg)

> [Sir Andrew Ague-Cheek: I'll stay a month longer. I am a fellow o' the strangest mind i' the world; I delight in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shakespeare/sir-andrew-ague-cheek-i-ll-stay-a-month-longer-i-am-a-fellow-o-the/)

[William Shakespeare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shakespeare/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a7/william-shakespeare-4_andrew_sir-andrew-ague-cheek-i-ll-stay-a-month_2985331.jpg)

> [“For I shall bring you crimson leaves And rippling wheat in golden sheaves; A cache of berries, red and sweet, And dappled…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-willig/for-i-shall-bring-you-crimson-leaves-and-rippling-wheat-in-golden/)

[Lauren Willig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-willig/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c1/lauren-willig-8632_masque_for-i-shall-bring-you-crimson-leaves-and_2848222.jpg)

> [“And the touch of her own mask, at first cool and clammy leather, but quickly like a second skin, and the play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holly-phillips/and-the-touch-of-her-own-mask-at-first-cool-and-clammy-leather-but/)

[Holly Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holly-phillips/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8dd/holly-phillips-242781_mask_and-the-touch-of-her-own-mask-at-first-c_2894323.jpg)

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