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# Thomas Flatman

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Thomas Flatman was an English poet and miniature painter. There were several editions of his Poems and Songs (1674). One of his self-portraits is in the Victoria and Albert Museum. A portrait of Charles II is in the Wallace Collection, London. His miniatures are noted for their vitality.

##  Quotes by Thomas Flatman

> [Sit the comedy out, and that done, when the Play's at an end, let the Curtain fall down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-flatman/sit-the-comedy-out-and-that-done-when-the-play-s-at-an-end-let-the/)

Thomas Flatman

[Comedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comedy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58a/thomas-flatman-87654_comedy_sit-the-comedy-out-and-that-done-when-th_729116.jpg)

> [Thoughts! what are they? They are my constant friends, who, when harsh fate its dull brow bends, uncloud me with a smiling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-flatman/thoughts-what-are-they-they-are-my-constant-friends-who-when-harsh/)

Thomas Flatman

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f5/thomas-flatman-87654_brows_thoughts-what-are-they-they-are-my-const_1333576.jpg)

> [How happy a thing were a wedding, And a bedding, If a man might purchase a wife For a twelvemonth and a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-flatman/how-happy-a-thing-were-a-wedding-and-a-bedding-if-a-man-might/)

Thomas Flatman

[Bedding](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bedding/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81c/thomas-flatman-87654_bedding_how-happy-a-thing-were-a-wedding-and-a-b_2319990.jpg)

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