Famous quotes containing the word congreve:
“I nauseate walking; ‘tis a country diversion; I loathe the country.”
—William Congreve (1670–1729)
“A wit should no more be sincere, than a woman constant; one argues a decay of parts, as t’other of beauty.”
—William Congreve (1670–1729)
“They come together like the Coroner’s Inquest, to sit upon the murdered reputations of the week.”
—William Congreve (1670–1729)