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Richard Brinsley Sheridan on Women

1751–1816 Ireland

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4 quotes

Through all the drama — whether damned or not —
Love gilds the scene, and women guide the plot.

The Rivals (1775)

No caparisons, miss, if you please. Caparisons don't become a young woman.

The Rivals (1775)

One moral's plain, * * * without more fuss;
Man's social happiness all rests on us:
Through all the drama—whether damn'd! or not—
Love gilds the scene, and women guide the plot.

The Rivals (1775)

Here's to the maiden of bashful fifteen;
Here's to the widow of fifty;
Here's to the flaunting, extravegant quean,
And here's to the housewife that's thrifty.
Let the toast pass —
Drink to the lass;
I'll warrant she'll prove an excuse for the glass.

The School for Scandal (1777)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Richard Brinsley Sheridan (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.