William Congreve Quote

There is nothing more unbecoming a man of quality than to laugh; Jesu, 'tis such a vulgar expression of the passion!


The Double Dealer (1694) act 1, sc. 4


There is nothing more unbecoming a man of quality than to laugh; Jesu, 'tis such a vulgar expression of the passion!

There is nothing more unbecoming a man of quality than to laugh; Jesu, 'tis such a vulgar expression of the passion!

There is nothing more unbecoming a man of quality than to laugh; Jesu, 'tis such a vulgar expression of the passion!

There is nothing more unbecoming a man of quality than to laugh; Jesu, 'tis such a vulgar expression of the passion!