Etherege
Americannoun
noun
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Etherege and Wycherley ushered in the comic drama of the Restoration.
From History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour by L'Estrange, Alfred Guy Kingan
George Etherege, a coxcomb and a diplomatist, was born in 1636, and died in 1694.
From English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction by Coppee, Henry
The three best being, quite out of sight—Crashaw, Otway, and Etherege.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
Yet he may be credited with a certain measure of discernment in pardoning the indelicacy of Fletcher and Massinger, while he condemns that of Dryden, Etherege, or Sedley.
From Shakespeare and the Modern Stage with Other Essays by Lee, Sidney, Sir
At noon, after an early dinner, Mrs. Etherege was to leave.
From Faith Gartney's Girlhood by Whitney, A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train)
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