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Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Geburtstag: 30. Oktober 1751
Todesdatum: 7. Juli 1816
Richard Brinsley Sheridan war ein irischer Dramatiker und Politiker.
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Die Lästerschule I, 1 / Frau von Höhnisch
— Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The Rivals
Act V, sc. iii.
The Rivals (1775)
„The number of those who undergo the fatigue of judging for themselves is very small indeed.“
— Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The Critic
Act I, sc. ii.
Quelle: The Critic (1779)
„Never say more than is necessary.“
— Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The Rivals
Act II, sc. i.
The Rivals (1775)
„Tale-bearers are as bad as the tale-makers.“
— Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The School for Scandal
Act I, sc. i.
Quelle: The School for Scandal (1777)
„You're our enemy; lead the way, and we 'll precede.“
— Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The Rivals
Act V, sc. i.
The Rivals (1775)
— Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The Rivals
Act IV, sc. iii.
The Rivals (1775)
Sheridaniana, Speech in Reply to Mr. Dundas.
„Sheer necessity,—the proper parent of an art so nearly allied to invention.“
— Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The Critic
Act I, sc. ii.
The Critic (1779)
„There is not a passion so strongly rooted in the human heart as envy.“
— Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The Critic
Act I, sc. i.
The Critic (1779)
„An unforgiving eye, and a damned disinheriting countenance.“
— Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The School for Scandal
Act IV, sc. i.
The School for Scandal (1777)
„While his off-heel, insidiously aside,
Provokes the caper which he seems to chide.“
Pizarro (first acted 24 May 1799), Prologue.
„The Spanish fleet thou canst not see, because—it is not yet in sight!“
— Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The Critic
Act II, sc. ii.
The Critic (1779)
„Illiterate him, I say, quite from your memory.“
— Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The Rivals
Act I, sc. ii.
The Rivals (1775)
„He is the very pineapple of politeness!“
— Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The Rivals
Act III, sc. iii.
The Rivals (1775)
„I leave my character behind me.“
— Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The School for Scandal
Act II, sc. ii.
The School for Scandal (1777)
