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  • Etherege, Sir George: The Man of Mode; or, Sir Fopling Flutter
    Sir George Etherege

    She wou’d if she cou’d, Etherege’s second comedy (1668), failed because of poor acting. It was the first comedy of manners to attain unity of tone by shedding the incongruous romantic verse element.

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    She wou’d if she cou’d, Etherege’s second comedy (1668), failed because of poor acting. It was the first comedy of manners to attain unity of tone by shedding the incongruous romantic verse element.

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