RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN
\ɹˈɪt͡ʃəd bɹˈɪnslɪ ʃˈɛɹɪdən], \ɹˈɪtʃəd bɹˈɪnslɪ ʃˈɛɹɪdən], \ɹ_ˈɪ_tʃ_ə_d b_ɹ_ˈɪ_n_s_l_ɪ ʃ_ˈɛ_ɹ_ɪ_d_ə_n]\
Definitions of RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN
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- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1910 - Warner's dictionary of authors ancient and modern
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Irish playwright remembered for his satirical comedies of manners (1751-1816)
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Irish playwright remembered for his satirical comedies of manners (1751-1816)
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An eminent British dramatist and parliamentary orator; born at Dublin, Oct. 30, 1751; died at London, July 7, 1816. His principal dramatic works are: "The Rivals", comedy (1774); "The Duenna", comic opera (1775); "The School for Scandal", comedy (1777); "The Critic", farce (1779). His most memorable speeches are the "Begum Speech". so-called, made in the trial of Warren Hastings, and the "Perfumery Speech".
By Charles Dudley Warner
