I must confess I am a fop in my heart; ill customs influence my very senses, and I have been so used to affectation that without the help of the air of the court what is natural cannot touch me.
George Etherege Quotes
We are not masters of our own affections; our inclinations daily alter: now we love pleasure, and anon we shall dote on business. Human frailty will have it so, and who can help it?
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| Birth: | 1636 |
| Death: | 10th May, 1692 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Playwright, Poet |
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Sir George Etherege was born in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. He was an English playwright and poet. He wrote the plays The Comical Revenge or, Love in a Tub in 1664, She Would if She Could in 1668, and The Man of Mode or, Sir Fopling Flutter in 1676. He served as apprentice to a lawyer and later studied law at Clement's Inn, London, one of the Inns of Chancery. He wrote several books include: She Would If She Could, The Poems of Sir George Etherege, and Letters of Sir George Etherege.
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