William Congreve

The Way of the World William Congreve

Excerpt from The Way of the World: A Comedy If it has happened in any part of this comedy, that I have gained a turn of fiile, or exprefiion more correct, or at leafi more corrigible, than in thofe which I have for merly written, I mull, with equal pride and gratitude, afcribe it to the honour 0f your Lordfhip's admitting me into your converfation, and that of a fociety where every body elfe was fo well worthy of you, in your retirement, laft fummer, from the town for it was immediately af ter that this comedy was' written. If I have failed in my performance, it is only to be regretted, where there were fo many, nor inferior either to a Scipio or a Lelina, that that there {hould be one wanting equal in capacity to a Terence. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.