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" Then, sir, she should have a supercilious knowledge in accounts; and as she grew up, I would have her instructed in geometry, that she might know something of the contagious countries. But above all, Sir Anthony, she should be mistress of orthodoxy, that... "
Memoirs of the Public and Private Life of the Right Hon. R. B. Sheridan ... - Page 146
by John Watkins - 1817
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The British Drama: Comedies. 2 v

English drama - 1804 - 552 pages
...but above all, sir Anthony, she should be mistress of orthodoxy, that she might not mis-spell, and mispronounce words so shamefully as girls usually do ; and likewise that she might reprehend the true meaning of what she is saying. This, sir Anthony, is what I would have a woman...
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The British Drama: Comedies. 2 v

English drama - 1804 - 556 pages
...but above all, sir Anthony, she should be mistress of orthodoxy, that she might not mis-spell, and mispronounce words so shamefully as girls usually do ; and likewise that she might reprehend the true meaning of what she is saying. This, sir Anthony, is what I would have a woman...
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The British Theatre; Or, A Collection of Plays: Which are Acted at the ...

Mrs. Inchbald - English drama - 1808 - 432 pages
...; but, above all, Sir Anthony, she should be mistress of orthodoxy, that she might not mispell, and mispronounce, words so shamefully as girls usually do ; and likewise, that she might reprehend the true meaning of what she is saying. — This, Sir Anthony, is what I would have...
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English Comedy, Volumes 1-2

English drama - 1810 - 542 pages
...countries; but, above all, Sir Anthony, she should be mistress of orthodoxy, that she might not misspell and mispronounce words so shamefully as girls usually do; and likewise, that she might reprehend the true meaning of what she is saying. — This, Sir Anthony, is what I would have...
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English Comedy. (A Collection of the Most Celebrated Dramas, Since the ...

English comedy - 1810 - 274 pages
...countries; but, above all, Sir Anthony, she should be mistress of orthodoxy, that she might not misspell and mispronounce words so shamefully as girls usually do; and likewise, that she might reprehend the true meaning of what she is saying. — This, Sir Anthony, is what I would have...
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Memoir of the public and private life of ... Richard Brinsley ..., Volume 1

John Watkins - 1818 - 508 pages
...giving her opinion upon female education, and saying, that "Greek and Hebrew, Algebra, and Simony t are inflammatory branches of learning, with which...contemptible compound of ignorance and vanity as a wonjan of family and fortune, The character of Sir Lucius Q'Trigger, an Irish adventurer, who is ready...
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The Works of the Late Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Volume 1

Richard Brinsley Sheridan - English drama - 1821 - 428 pages
...but above all, Sir Anthony, she should be mistress of orthodoxy, that she might not mis-spell, and mis-pronounce words so shamefully as girls usually do ; and likewise that she might reprehend the true meaning of what she is saying. This, Sir Anthony, is what I would have a woman...
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The Dramatic Works of Richard Brinsley Sheridan: With a Biographical and ...

Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Leigh Hunt - 1840 - 182 pages
...—but above all, sir Anthony, she should be mistress of orthodoxy, that she might not mis-spell, and mis-pronounce words so shamefully as girls usually do ; and likewise that she might reprehend the true meaning of what she is saying. This, sir Anthony, is what I would have a woman...
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The Dramatic Works of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Richard Brinsley Sheridan, George Gabriel Sigmond - 1857 - 592 pages
...— but above all, Sir Anthony, she should be mistress of orthodoxy, that she might not misspell, and mis-pronounce words so shamefully as girls usually do ; and likewise that she might reprehend the true meaning of what she is saying. This, Sir Anthony, is what I would have a woman...
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An index to familiar quotations selected principally from British authors ...

John Cooper Grocott - 1863 - 562 pages
...But above all, Sir Anthony, she should be mistress of orthodoxy, that she might not mis-spell, unit mis-pronounce words so shamefully, as girls usually do ; and likewise that she might reprehend the true meaning of what she is saying. This, Sir Anthony, is what I would have a,...
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