Brewer's: Quince

(Peter) 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.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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