George Etherege — English Dramatist died on December 30, 1692

Sir George Etherege was an English dramatist. He wrote the plays The Comical Revenge or, Love in a Tub in 1664, She Would if She Could in 1668, and The Man of Mode or, Sir Fopling Flutter in 1676... (wikipedia)

Next to coming to a good understanding with a new mistress, I love a quarrel with an old one.
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.