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George Farquhar
I have fed...
I have fed purely upon ale; I have eat my ale, drank my ale, and I always sleep upon ale.
Those who know...
Those who know the least obey the best.
Source: In
Observe this, that...
Observe this, that tho' a woman swear, forswear, lie, dissemble, back-bite, be proud, vain, malicious, anything, if...
Says little, thinks...
Says little, thinks less, and does - nothing at all, faith.
Source: The Beaux'...
I believe they...
I believe they talked of me, for they laughed consumedly.
Source: Scrub, in The...
Twas for the...
'Twas for the good of my country that I should be abroad. Anything for the good of one's country - I'm a Roman for...
Grant me some...
Grant me some wild expressions, Heavens, or I shall burst.
Source: Lady Lurewell,...
Captain is a...
Captain is a good travelling name and so I take it.
Source: The Beaux' Stratagem,...
Crimes, like virtues,...
Crimes, like virtues, are their own rewards.
Source: In Webster's Electronic...
Tis a strange...
'Tis a strange thing, Sam, that among us people can't agree the whole week, because they go different ways upon...
Charming women can...
Charming women can true converts make,
We love the precepts for the teacher's sake.
Sir, you shall...
Sir, you shall taste my Anno Domini.
Source: The Beaux' Stratagem, I. i
--...
My Lady Bountiful....
My Lady Bountiful.
Source: The Beaux' Stratagem, I. i
-- George Farquhar, ( ...
How a little...
How a little love and good company improves a woman!
Source: The Beaux' Stratagem,...
Money is the...
Money is the sinews of love, as of war.
Source: Roebuck, in Love and a Bottle, act...
When the blind...
When the blind lead the blind, no wonder they both fall into --matrimony.
Source:...
We are the...
We are the men of intrinsic value, who can strike our fortunes out of ourselves, whose worth is independent of...
Poetry is a...
Poetry is a mere drug, Sir.
Source: Pamphlet, in Love and a Bottle, act 3, sc....
Spare all I...
Spare all I have, and take my life.
Source: The Beaux' Stratagem, V:2
-- George...
There's no scandal...
There's no scandal like rags, nor any crime so shameful as poverty.
Source: The...
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