Quote#Poetry
Our Poets make us laugh at Tragœdy
Quote byGeorge Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham · 1627–1687
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Rehearsal (1671), Prologue.
English (original)
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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