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d. 1812 Ireland
Isaac Bickerstaffe (26 September 1733 – 1812?) was an Irish playwright who arrived in London in 1755 and produced many successful comedies and opera librettos.
Also known as: Bickerstaff, Isaac, Bickerstaffe, Isaac, Isaac Bickerstaf, Isaac Bickerstaff
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By candle-light nobody would have taken you for above five-and-twenty.
The Maide of the Mill (1765)
Young fellows will be young fellows.
Love in a Village (1762)
Health is the greatest of all possessions; a pale cobbler is better than a sick king.
'Tis a sure sign work goes on merrily, when folks sing at it.
The Maide of the Mill (1765)
Fine feathers, they say, make fine birds.
The Padlock (1768)
Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love,
An Expostulation (1789)
Ay, do despise me! I'm the prouder for it; I like to be despised.
The Hypocrite (1768)
Hope! thou nurse of young desire.
Love in a Village (1762)
And this the burden of his song
Love in a Village (1762)
There was a jolly miller once,
Love in a Village (1762)
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