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George Etherege Quotes

d. 1692 England

Sir George Etherege (c. 1635 – c. May 10 1692) was an English dramatist who helped to create the genre of Restoration comedy.

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Next to the coming to a good understanding with a new mistress, I love a quarrel with an old one.

The Man of Mode (1676)

Writing, madam, is a mechanic part of wit. A gentleman should never go beyond a song or a billet.

The Man of Mode (1676)

I know all beyond High Park's a desert to you.

The Man of Mode (1676)

When love grows diseased, the best thing we can do is to put it to a violent death. I cannot endure the torture of a lingering and consumptive passion.

The Man of Mode (1676)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: George Etherege (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.