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The Man of Mode

What alteration a twelvemonth may have b...

Overview

Character
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Adult
Style
Comedic
Act/Scene
Act 1, Scene 1
Time & Place
The monologue takes place outside Dorimant's lodgings in seventeenth-century Restoration London.
Length
Short
Time Period
Classical
Show Type
Play
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)

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What alteration a twelvemonth may have bred in her I know not, but a year ago she was the beautifullest creature I ever saw; a fine, easy, clean shape; light brown hair in abundance; her features regular; her complexion clear and lively; large wanton eyes; but above all, a mouth that has made me kiss it a thousand times in imagination, teeth white and even, and pretty pouting lips, with a little moisture ever hanging on them, that look like the Provence rose fresh on the bush, ere the morning sun has quite drawn up the dew.

George Etherege, The Man of Mode

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