Quotation by Shakespeare

I am the king of courtesy ... a Corinthian, a lad of mettle, a good boy.
William Shakespeare (1564–1616), British dramatist, poet. Prince Hal, in Henry IV, Part 1, act 2, sc. 4, l. 12.

Terms of approval given to him by the bartenders of a tavern; Corinthians were noted as spendthrifts and profligates.
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