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The newspapers! Sir, they are the most villainous - licentious -abominable - infernal - Not that I ever read them - No - I make it a rule never to look into a newspaper.
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
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Dublin city
Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan
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Newspapers
Clever
Rule
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Licentious
Ever
Villainous
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Infernal
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Make
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