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title: "2 Shackerley Marmion Quotes - Famous Playwright (The dramatic works of Shackerley Marmion)"
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# Shackerley Marmion

(1602–1639)   Playwright

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Shackerley Marmion was a playwright, best known for *The dramatic works of Shackerley Marmion*.

## Quick Facts About Shackerley Marmion

Born December 31, 1602

Died January 1, 1639

Profession Playwright

Notable works The dramatic works of Shackerley Marmion

## About Shackerley Marmion

Shackerley Marmion, also Shakerley, Shakerly, Schackerley, Marmyon, Marmyun, or Mermion, was an early 17th-century dramatist, often classed among the Sons of Ben, the followers of Ben Jonson who continued his style of comedy. He was also a friend and perhaps a protégé of Thomas Heywood.

##  Quotes by Shackerley Marmion

> [Great joys, like griefs, are silent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shackerley-marmion/great-joys-like-griefs-are-silent/)

Shackerley Marmion

[Death](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/death/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e88/shackerley-marmion-100910_death_great-joys-like-griefs-are-silent-563953_563953.jpg)

> [What find you better or more honourable than age? Take the preheminence of it in everything, in an old friend, in old…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shackerley-marmion/what-find-you-better-or-more-honourable-than-age-take-the/)

Shackerley Marmion

[Age](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0bd/shackerley-marmion-100910_age_what-find-you-better-or-more-honourable_2144550.jpg)

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