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Quotes from The Duenna — Richard Brinsley Sheridan

1751–1816 Ireland

← All quotes by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

8 quotes

Conscience has no more to do with gallantry than it has with politics.

The Duenna (1775)

I loved him for himself alone.

The Duenna (1775)

A bumper of good liquor
Will end a contest quicker
Than justice, judge, or vicar.

The Duenna (1775)

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

The Duenna (1775)

Had I a heart for falsehood framed,
I ne'er could injure you.

The Duenna (1775)

I ne'er could any luster see
In eyes that would not look on me.

The Duenna (1775)

I ne'er could any lustre see
In eyes that would not look on me;
I ne'er saw nectar on a lip
But where my own did hope to sip.

The Duenna (1775)

I was struck all of a heap.

The Duenna (1775)

Attribution

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