Eternity was in that moment.

William Congreve

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Eternity

Speaker

Bellmour

Author

William Congreve

Source

The Old Bachelor

Medium

Play

Genre

Comedy (play)

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1693 1690s 17th century

Occupation

Playwright Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Congreve, William. The Old Bachelor. United Company, 1693, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, England, UK, act 4, sc. 7.

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Congreve, William. "The Old Bachelor." The Way of the World and Other Plays, edited by Eric S. Rump. Penguin Classics, 2006, act 4, sc. 7.

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Genre
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Original Citation

Locke, John. An Essay Concerning Human Understanding. London: Thomas Basset, 1690, bk. 2, ch. 1.

Current Citation

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I must be cruel only to be kind.

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Language
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Time
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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Hamlet." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, act 3, sc. 4.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Hamlet." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 3, sc. 4.