Sebastian's quote, "Love turns, with little indulgence, to indifference or disgust: hatred alone is immortal", is from William Hazlitt's "On the Pleasure of Hating".
"Poor honest lord, brought low by his own heart ..." comes from 'Timon of Athens', Act IV Scene 2.
The Alvecote woman is a fictional museum item. Alvecote is a small hamlet in north Warwickshire.
The title, "Thy Fury Spent" comes from 'Timon of Athens', Act IV, Scene 3.
There are some references to the play, 'Timon of Athens': the title, Sir Tim and Lady Athena's names, the Forbes-Allen residence is named after a character (Apemantus House), Dr Middleton's quote.