And fearing every moment he would bite,
And rob our household of our only cat
That was of age to combat with a rat;
With outstretched hoe I slew him at the door
And taught him never to come there no more!
Richard Brinsley Sheridan, brilliant dramatist and gifted political orator, wrote many plays, from which it is not possible to quote at length.
His epigrammatic style, and his humorous trend are shown in the bits here given.
LET THE TOAST PASS
FROM “THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL”
Here’s to the maiden of bashful fifteen;
Here’s to the widow of fifty;