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His family was Huguenot French . In personality, he was considered so affable and amusing that he could count nearly everyone among his friends, including such disparate characters as Charles II Of England and his brother James II , and in all layers of society. He wrote the plays '' The Fond Husband '' in 1676 , '' Madame Fickle '' in 1677 and '' The Virtuous Wife '' in 1680 . In 1698 , he wrote ''The Campaigners'' as a reply and Satire of Jeremy Collier 's anti-theatrical scourges. His '' Wit And Mirth, Or Pills To Purge Melancholy '', written between 1698 and 1720 , is a collection of songs and Ballad s. Durfey (the apostrophe was commonly dropped by Durfey himself) wrote widely in a witty, satirical vein, usually from a courtly point of view, and his works are a compendium of comedic ideas. He was buried on the day of his death at the fashionable church of St. James's, Piccadilly in London. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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