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When love grows diseased, the best thing we can do is to put it to a violent death; I cannot endure the torture of a lingering and consumptive passion.
George Etherege
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"When love grows diseased, the best thing we can do is to put it to a violent death; I cannot endure the torture of a lingering and consumptive passion."
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When love grows diseased, the best thing we can do is to put it to a violent death; I cannot endure the torture of a lingering and consumptive passion. — George Etherege

About George Etherege

George Etherege was a Dramatist from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1635–1691).

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Who said "When love grows diseased, the best thing we can do is to put it to a violent de…"?
This quote is attributed to George Etherege, a Dramatist from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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George Etherege lived from 1635 – 1691.
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