“Lying is a thriving vocation.””
Quotes by Susanna Centlivre
“Mrs Lovely, A fortune of thirty thousand pound" – cast of characters””
A a bold stroke for a wife. A comedy. As it is acted at the Theatres Royal in Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden. Written by Mrs. Susanna Cent-Livre.
“Woman: I never mind the outside of a man.Colonel: And I'm afraid thou art no judge of the inside.Sir Philip: I am positively of your mind, sir, for creatures of her function seldom penetrate beyond the pocket.Woman (aside): Creatures of your composition have, indeed, more in their pockets than in their heads.””
A Bold Stroke for a Wife
“Sure no woman's condition ever equalled mine: foppery, folly, avarice and hypocrisy are by turns my constant companions, and I must vary shapes as often as a player””
A Bold Stroke for a Wife
“Why, sir, she is to bear me a son, who shall restore the art of embalming and the old Roman manner of burying their dead; and for the benefit of posterity, he is to discover the longitude, so long sought for in vain.””
A Bold Stroke for a Wife
“SIR PHILIPI would recommend this gentleman to her for ahusband, sir - a person whom I have picked out from the whole race of mankind.OBADIAH PRIM.I would advise thee to shuffle him again with the rest of mankind, for I like him not.””
A Bold Stroke for a Wife
Susanna CentlivreSusanna Centlivre was a prominent English playwright and poet, known for her sharp wit and keen observations of society in the early 18th century. Born around 1667, she emerged as one of the most succ...