The Works of the Late Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Tập 2J. Murray, 1821 |
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1st Coun 2d Coun Alon Alonzo Ataliba Beefeater believe blessing bosom brother camp Candour Careless character Charles child Cora Crabt Dangle dear egad Elvira Enter Sir Exeunt Exit fame father fellow fête champêtre Gage gentlemen give hear heart Heaven honest honour i'faith Joseph justice king Lady Sneer Lady Sneerwell Lady Teazle ladyship Las-Cas Las-Casas laugh leave ma'am madam Maria Moses Nancy never O'Daub on't Peruvian Pizarro plague Plume pray Premium Puff R. B. SHERIDAN RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN Rolla Rowley Sash scandal SCENE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL Serj serjeant SERVANT Sir Benj Sir Benjamin Sir Christ Sir Fret Sir Harry Sir OLIVER SURFACE Sir Peter Sir Walter Snake Soldiers soul speak Stanley sure sword tell thee there's thing Tilb Tilburina true twas uncle Whiskerandos word Zounds
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Trang 34 - This, madam, was your situation; and what have I done for you? I have made you a woman of fashion. of fortune, of rank — in short, I have made you my wife.
Trang 320 - They boast they come but to improve our state, enlarge our thoughts, and free us from the yoke of error ! — Yes : — they will give enlightened freedom to our minds, who are themselves the slaves of passion, avarice, and pride.
Trang 31 - No, no, madam, you shall throw away no more sums on such unmeaning luxury. 'Slife ! to spend as much to furnish your dressing-room with flowers in winter, as would suffice to turn the Pantheon into a green-house, and give a fete champe'tre at Christmas.
Trang 103 - tis not to be credited! There may be a man capable of such baseness, to be sure; but, for my part, till you can give me positive proofs, I cannot but doubt it. However, if it should be proved on him, he is no longer a brother of mine — I disclaim kindred with him: for the man who can break the laws of hospitality, and tempt the wife of his friend, deserves to be branded as the pest of society.
Trang 22 - ... the credit of a prudent lady of her stamp as a fever is generally to those of the strongest constitutions. But there is a sort of puny sickly reputation, that is always ailing, yet will outlive the robuster characters of a hundred prudes. SIR BEN.
Trang 45 - I would have law merchant for them too; and in all cases of slander currency, whenever the drawer of the lie was not to be found, the injured parties should have a right to come on any of the indorsers.
Trang 97 - Ah, my dear madam, there is the great mistake; 'tis this very conscious innocence that is of the greatest prejudice to you. What is it makes you negligent of forms, and careless of the world's...
Trang 26 - When an old bachelor marries a young wife, what is he to expect ? 'Tis now six months since Lady Teazle made me the happiest of men — and I have been the most miserable dog ever since ! We tiffed a little going to church, and fairly quarrelled before the bells had done ringing.
Trang 43 - Or a congress at the close of a general war wherein all the members, even to her eyes, appear to have a different interest, and her nose and chin are the only parties likely to join issue.
Trang 222 - I am very happy — very happy indeed, — because the play is a short play, a remarkably short play : — I should not venture to differ with a lady on a point of taste ; but, on these occasions, the watch, you know, is the critic. Mrs.