LADY TEAZLE. O to be sure she has herself the oddest countenance that ever was seen — ’tis a collection of Features from all the different Countries … - Richard Brinsley Sheridan

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LADY TEAZLE. O to be sure she has herself the oddest countenance that ever was seen — ’tis a collection of Features from all the different Countries of the globe. SIR BENJAMIN. So she has indeed — an Irish Front — — CRABTREE. Caledonian Locks — — SIR BENJAMIN. Dutch Nose — — CRABTREE. Austrian Lips — — SIR BENJAMIN. Complexion of a Spaniard — — CRABTREE. And Teeth a la Chinoise — — SIR BENJAMIN. In short, her Face resembles a table d’hote at Spa — where no two guests are of a nation — — CRABTREE. Or a Congress at the close of a general War — wherein all the members even to her eyes appear to have a different interest and her Nose and Chin are the only Parties likely to join issue.

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About Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Richard Brinsley Sheridan (30 October 1751 – 7 July 1816) was an Irish playwright and Whig statesman.

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Alternative Names: Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan
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