/ · 1894 Brewer’s · Q · Quince (Peter)
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A carpenter, and manager of the play in Midsummer Night’s Dream. He is noted for some strange compounds, such as laughable tragedy, lamentable comedy, tragical mirth, etc.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.