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Quotes from The Double Dealer — William Congreve

1670–1729 England

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Though marriage makes man and wife one flesh, it leaves 'em still two fools.

The Double Dealer (1694)

Retired to their tea and scandal, according to their ancient custom.

The Double Dealer (1694)

It is the business of a comic poet to paint the vices and follies of human kind.

The Double Dealer (1694)

Now will I, in my old way, discover the whole and real truth of the matter to him, that he may not suspect one word on’t.

The Double Dealer (1694)

Attribution

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