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Women are like tricks by sleight of hand, Which, to admire, we should not understand. — William Congreve

Play · Comedy (play)

Women are like tricks by sleight of hand, Which, to admire, we should not understand.

William Congreve
1695
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Topic
Incomprehensibility of womenMen and womenWomen
Genre
Comedy (play)
Medium
Play
Time
1695
Person
William Congreve
Provenance
Current citation
Congreve, William. "Love for Love." The Way of the World and Other Plays, edited by Eric S. Rump. Penguin Classics, 2006, act 4, sc. 21.
Original citation
Congreve, William. Love for Love. 30 Apr. 1695, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, England, UK, act 4, sc. 21.

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