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Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan (30 October 1751 – 7 July 1816) was an Irish satirist, a playwright and poet, and long-term owner of the London Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. He is known for his plays such as The Rivals, The School for Scandal, The Duenna, and A Trip to Scarborough. He was also a Whig MP for 32 years in the British House of Commons for Stafford (1780–1806), Westminster (1806–1807), and Ilchester (1807–1812). He is buried at Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. His plays remain a central part of the canon and are regularly performed worldwide.

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Satires and lampoons on particular people circulate more by giving copies in confidence to the friends of the parties, than by printing them.

Party, People, Giving, Friends, Copies, Particular

There is not a passion so strongly rooted in the human heart as envy.

Clever, Passion, Heart, Strongly, Rooted

The Right Honourable gentleman is indebted to his memory for his jests, and to his imagination for his facts.

Clever, Facts, Gentleman, Government, Imagination, Memories

Men seldom think deeply on subjects in which they have no choice of opinion: they are fearful of encountering obstacles to their faith--as in religion--and so are content with the surface.

Deeply, Faith, Fearful, Men, Thinking

The quarrel is a very pretty quarrel as it stands - we should only spoil it by trying to explain it.

Argument, Clever, Explain, Quarrel, Stands, Trying

I would by no means wish a daughter of mine to be a progeny of learning.

Daughter, Learning, Mean, Wish

That old man dies prematurely whose memory records no benefits conferred. They only have lived long who have lived virtuously.

Conferred, Lived, Long, Memories, Memory, Men

Ay, ay, the best terms will grow obsolete: damns have had their day.

Funny, Obsolete, Term, Damns, Grow

There's no possibility of being witty without a little ill-nature - the malice of a good thing is the barb that makes it stick.

Good, Littles, Malice, Stick, Tongue, Witty

Soft pity never leaves the gentle breast where love has been received a welcome guest.

Guests, Leaves, Love, Pity, Soft, Welcome

Here, my dear Lucy, hide these books. Quick, quick! Fling "Peregrine Pickle" under the toilette -throw "Roderick Random" into the closet -put "The Innocent Adultery" into "The Whole Duty of Man"; thrust "Lord Aimworth" under the sofa! cram "Ovid" behind the bolster; there -put "The Man of Feeling" into your pocket. Now for them.

Book, Lord, Men, Quick, Reading, Whole

I'm called away by particular business - but I leave my character behind me

Character, Behinds, Particular, Leave, Business

You write with ease, to show your breeding, But easy writing's vile hard reading.

Breeding, Clever, Hard, Reading, Write, Writing

The newspapers! Sir, they are the most villainous - licentious -abominable - infernal - Not that I ever read them - No - I make it a rule never to look into a newspaper.

Clever, Looks, Newspapers, Infernal, Newspaper, Look

My valour is certainly going! - it is sneaking off! - I feel it oozing out as it were at the palms of my hands!

Clever, Hands, Cowardice, Valour, Sneaking, Palms

Women govern us; let us render them perfect: the more they are enlightened, so much the more shall we be. On the cultivation of the mind of women depends the wisdom of men. It is by women that nature writes on the hearts of men.

Women, Writing, Heart, Render, Let, Wisdom

Nay, but Jack, such eyes! such eyes! so innocently wild! so bashfully irresolute! Not a glance but speaks and kindles some thought of love! Then, Jack, her cheeks! her cheeks, Jack! so deeply blushing at the insinuations of her tell-tale eyes! Then, Jack, her lips! O, Jack, lips smiling at their own discretion! and, if not smiling, more sweetly pouting - more lovely in sullenness! Then, Jack, her neck! O, Jack, Jack!

Discretion, Eye, Kindles, Love, Necks, Wild

Easy writings curse is hard reading.

Curse, Easy, Hard, Reading, Writing, Writings

As there are three of us come on purpose for the game, you won't be so cantankerous as to spoil the party by sitting out.

Games, Party, Sitting, Spoil, Three

Here is the whole set! a character dead at every word.

Character, Dead, Set, Whole

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