The Old Bachelor is the first play written by British playwright William Congreve, produced in 1693. Henry Purcell set it to music.
“Thus grief still treads upon the heels of pleasure;
Married in haste, we may repent at leisure.”
William Congreve The Old Bachelor
Act V, scene viii. Compare: "Who wooed in haste, and means to wed at leisure", William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, Act iii, scene 2
The Old Bachelor (1693)
“Eternity was in that moment.”
William Congreve The Old Bachelor
Act IV, scene vii
The Old Bachelor (1693)
“I find we are growing serious, and then we are in great danger of being dull.”
William Congreve The Old Bachelor
Act II, scene vii
The Old Bachelor (1693)
“Hannibal was a very pretty fellow in those days.”
William Congreve The Old Bachelor
Act II, scene 2
The Old Bachelor (1693)
“If this be not love, it is madness, and then it is pardonable.”
William Congreve The Old Bachelor
Act IV, scene x
The Old Bachelor (1693)
“Men are apt to offend ('tis true) where they find most goodness to forgive.”
William Congreve The Old Bachelor
Act IV, scene xi
The Old Bachelor (1693)
