George Farquhar
George Farquhar
George Farquharwas an Irish dramatist. He is noted for his contributions to late Restoration comedy, particularly for his plays The Recruiting Officerand The Beaux' Stratagem...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionDramatist
CountryIreland
faith says thinks
Says little, thinks less, and does - nothing at all, faith.
crime irish-dramatist nor scandal shameful
There's no scandal like rags, nor any crime so shameful as poverty.
love teacher
We love the precepts for the teacher's sake.
irish-dramatist
Spare all I have, and take my life.
spirituality obedience knows
Those who know the least obey the best.
sleep alcohol ale
I have fed purely upon ale; I have eat my ale, drank my ale, and I always sleep upon ale.
fortune
No woman can be a beauty without a fortune.
taste
Sir, you shall taste my Anno Domini.
funny humorous expression
Grant me some wild expressions, Heavens, or I shall burst.
destiny knows
Hanging and marriage, you know, go by destiny.
littles hearing ems
Since a woman must wear chains, I would have the pleasure of hearing 'em rattle a little.
sunday people atheism
'Tis a strange thing, Sam, that among us people can't agree the whole week, because they go different ways upon Sundays.
pleasure sweetest
The shortest pleasures are the sweetest.
adversity prosperity poet
Tis a question whether adversity or prosperity makes the most poets.