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They come together like the Coroners Inquest, to sit upon the murd

They come together like the Coroners Inquest, to sit upon the murdered reputations of the week. – William Congreve

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A wit should no more be sincere, than a woman constant; one argues a decay of parts, as to other of beauty. – William Congreve

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