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Notable quotes

“An apothecary should never be out of spirits.”
— St. Patrick's Day (1775), Act I, sc. i
“No caparisons, miss, if you please. Caparisons don't become a young woman.”
— Act IV, sc. ii
“Steal! to be sure they may; and, egad, serve your best thoughts as gypsies do stolen children,—disfigure them to make 'em pass for their own.”
— Act I, sc. i
“I wish, sir, you would practice this without me. I can't stay dying here all night.”
— Act III, sc. i
“No caparisons, Miss, if you please!—Caparisons don’t become a young woman.”
— ‘The Rivals’ (1775) act 4, sc. 2
“Won’t you come into the garden? I would like my roses to see you.”
— To a young lady; attributed

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Overview

Richard Brinsley Sheridan (bapt. 26 May 1806 – 2 May 1888) was an English Whig politician. Early life He was born in London, the eldest son of Thomas Sheridan, colonial treasurer in the Cape of Good Hope, and the novelist Caroline Henrietta Callander of Craig forth and the grandson of his namesake, the playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan. His maternal grandfather was Sir James Campbell. After his father died in 1817, his mother moved to London with her seven children. Career He served as High Sheriff of Dorset in 1838. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Shaftesbury from 1845 to 1852 and for Dorchester from 1852 until he retired in 1868 and also Deputy Lieutenant for Dorset. He was a Liberal in favour of extending the right to vote. Personal life He eloped with and subsequently married Marcia Maria Grant, the daughter of Gen. Sir John Colquhoun Grant on 18May 1835. Together, they were the parents of three daughters and six sons:

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