George Etherege The Man of Mode
Act II, sc. ii
The Man of Mode (1676)
George Etherege fue un dramaturgo inglés. Escribió las obras La Venganza Cómica o, Amor en una Barrica en 1664, Ella lo haría si pudiera en 1668, y Hombre a la moda o, Sir Fopling Flutter en 1676. Wikipedia
George Etherege The Man of Mode
Act II, sc. ii
The Man of Mode (1676)
“Next to the coming to a good understanding with a new mistress, I love a quarrel with an old one.”
George Etherege The Man of Mode
Act I
The Man of Mode (1676)
“I know all beyond High Park's a desert to you.”
George Etherege The Man of Mode
Act V, sc. ii
Often misquoted as "Beyond Hyde Park all is a desert".
The Man of Mode (1676)
“Writing, madam, is a mechanic part of wit. A gentleman should never go beyond a song or a billet.”
George Etherege The Man of Mode
Act IV, sc. i
The Man of Mode (1676)