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She's as headstrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile.

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

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Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Age: 64 †
Born: 1751
Born: October 30
Died: 1816
Died: July 7
Dramaturge
Librettist
Playwright
Poet
Politician
Dublin city
Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan
Headstrong
Nile
Allegory
Rivals
Banks
Clever

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