“Retired to their tea and scandal, according to their ancient custom.”
William Congreve The Double Dealer
Act I, scene i
The Double Dealer (1694)
Quotes from workThe Double Dealer
The Double Dealer is a comic play written by English playwright William Congreve, first produced in 1693. Henry Purcell set it to music.
“Though marriage makes man and wife one flesh, it leaves 'em still two fools.”
William Congreve The Double Dealer
Act II, scene iii
The Double Dealer (1694)
“It is the business of a comic poet to paint the vices and follies of human kind.”
William Congreve The Double Dealer
Epistle dedicatory
The Double Dealer (1694)
