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William Congreve

noun
1.
English playwright remembered for his comedies (1670-1729).  Synonym: Congreve.





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... William Congreve was born in 1670, at Bardsey, in the neighborhood of Leeds. His father, a younger son of a very ancient Staffordshire family, had distinguished himself among the Cavaliers in the Civil War, was set down after the Restoration for ...
— Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) • Thomas Babington Macaulay


Words linked to "William Congreve" :   playwright, Congreve, dramatist


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