"To think of a Whirlwind, tho' 'twere in a Whirlwind, were a Case of more steady Contemplation; a very tranquility of Mind and Mansion."
The Way of the World, a Comedy.
First performed in March of 1700. 33 entries in the ESTC (1700, 1706, 1710, 1711, 1724, 1725, 1730, 1733, 1735, 1738, 1751, 1752, 1755, 1756, 1757, 1759 1767, 1773, 1774, 1776, 1777, 1787, 1796, 1800).<br>
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See <u>The Way of the World, a Comedy. As it is Acted at the Theatre in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, by His Majesty's Servants. Written by Mr. Congreve</u> (London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1700). &lt;<a href="http://estc.bl.uk/R8381">Link to ESTC</a>&gt;&lt;<a href="http://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A34327.0001.001
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Reading D. F. Mckenzie's <u>The Works of Wililam Congreve</u> 3 vols. (Oxford: Oxford UP, 2011). 