Our Poets make us laugh at Tragœdy, And with their Comoedie… - George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham

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Our Poets make us laugh at Tragœdy,
And with their Comoedies they make us cry.

George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham

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George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, KG, PC, FRS (30 January 1628 – 16 April 1687) was an English dramatist, poet, politician, wit and rake.

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