Authority Cited: Congreve
Author name and dates: William Congreve (1670-1729)
BKG Bio-tweet: Playwright of comedy of manners; poet; S.J. praised some play passages, thought poetry mediocre; Dryden, Swift, Pope friend
Categories (list of works cited – preliminary) [BKG Note: about 29 total Congreve cites in Dict. vol. 1, about 26 total Congreve cites in Dict. vol. 2. Six Congreve cites added in the 1773 Dict. are indicated in bold italic below. SJ's source for the Dict. quotes may be from the title and edition below.]
Author name and dates: William Congreve (1670-1729)
BKG Bio-tweet: Playwright of comedy of manners; poet; S.J. praised some play passages, thought poetry mediocre; Dryden, Swift, Pope friend
Categories (list of works cited – preliminary) [BKG Note: about 29 total Congreve cites in Dict. vol. 1, about 26 total Congreve cites in Dict. vol. 2. Six Congreve cites added in the 1773 Dict. are indicated in bold italic below. SJ's source for the Dict. quotes may be from the title and edition below.]
- The works of Mr. William Congreve; in three volumes. Containing his plays and poems. 1717, London : printed for J. Tonson: and sold by W. Taylor in Pater-Noster-Row, and W. Meares and J. Browne without Temple-Bar.
- Old Batchelor & Prologue (v.1); alas; cherrycheeked; chuck; cockatrice; come (Dedication); denunciation; deuce;
- Way of the World (v.2); belly; lace; pincushion; skipper; snarl; sophi; sputter;
- Mourning Bride (v.2); reach; rivet; scaffolding;
- Epilogue to Oroonoko (v.3); hip; jilt; [BKG Note; the 1696 drama Oroonoko is by Thomas Southerne, the Epilogue was written by Congreve]
- Epistle to the Honorable Charles, Lord Halifax &c. (v.3); claim
- Preface to Works of Mr.William Congreve (Preface issued first in 1710 works); substitute
- Dedication in The dramatick works of John Dryden, Esq; In six volumes. 1717, London : printed for Jacob Tonson at Shakespear's Head over-against Katharine-Street in the strand; touch
- Congreve (no work cited); affect; downhil; expectation; steadfast; tranquility; whore.