McFingal. Canto iii. Line 489.


RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN.  1751-1816.

Illiterate him, I say, quite from your memory.

The Rivals. Act i. Sc. 2.

'T is safest in matrimony to begin with a little aversion.

The Rivals. Act i. Sc. 2.

A progeny of learning.

The Rivals. Act i. Sc. 2.

A circulating library in a town is as an evergreen tree of diabolical knowledge.