The Old Bachelor

The Old Bachelor by William Congreve

THE OLD BACHELOR

    Quem tulit ad scenam ventoso Gloria curru,
    Exanimat lentus spectator; sedulus inflat:
    Sic leve, sic parvum est, animum quod laudis avarum
    Subruit, and reficit.

    Horat. Epist. i. lib. ii.

Contents

• Preface directed to Charles, Lord Clifford of Lanesborough
• Poem, by Thomas Southerne
• Poem, by J. Marsh
• Poem, by Bevil Higgons
• Prologue, by Lord Falkland
• Prologue, by Anne Bracegirdle
• Dramatis Personæ

The Old Bachelor

• Act I
• Act II
• Act III
• Act IV
• Act V

• Epilogue by Elizabeth Barry

This work published before January 1, 1923 is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.