More from William Congreve
Heav’n hath no rage like love to hatred turn’d, Nor Hell a fury, like a woman scorn’d.
The Mourning Bride (1697), Act III, scene viiiSay what you will, tis better to be left than never to have been loved.
The Way of the World (1700)I find we are growing serious, and then we are in great danger of being dull.
The Old Bachelor (1693), Act II, scene vii
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No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent.
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