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4 George Etherege Quotes

George Etherege mixes witty counsel on love, rivalry and the art of wit.

George Etherege quotes

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

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  2. 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.

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

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

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