Etherege
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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I think," said Mrs. Etherege, in the keenness of her worldly wisdom, "that this minister of yours might as well have a hint of how matters stand.
From Faith Gartney's Girlhood by Whitney, A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train)
You think your marriage was feigned," pursued Judith; "that he was no priest who performed the ceremony; and that no other witnesses were present except Sir George Etherege and Pillichody.
From Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire by Ainsworth, William Harrison
Two persons who were approaching, and who proved to be Etherege and Pillichody, caught hold of her, and detained her till Rochester came up.
From Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire by Ainsworth, William Harrison
Sir George Etherege had brought out a new play at the Duke of York's Theatre.
From The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1 by Wharton, Grace
It is not, indeed, until he wrote his last play that he was a whole Etherege idealised, albeit a greater than Etherege in the meantime.
From The Comedies of William Congreve Volume 1 [of 2] by Street, G. S. (George Slythe)
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