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Oh! how I long to see my dear husband, that I may quarrel with him!

Elizabeth Inchbald

Alas! in the exercise of the arts, industry scarce bears the name of merit.

Elizabeth Inchbald

The beautiful, the beloved Miss Milner — she is no longer beautiful — no longer beloved — no longer — tremble while you read it! — no longer — virtuous.

Elizabeth Inchbald

Sultan: Your words recall reflections that distract me; nor can I bear the pressure on my mind without confessing—I am a Christian.
Mr. Haswell: A Christian!—What makes you thus assume the apostate?
Sultan: Misery, and despair.

Elizabeth Inchbald

A man of fashion does not like to be reckoned poor, no more than he likes to be reckoned unhappy. We none of us endeavor to be happy, Sir, but merely to be thought so; and for my part, I had rather be in a state of misery, and envied for my supposed happiness, than in a state of happiness, and pitied for my supposed misery.

Elizabeth Inchbald

I assure you my professions never go beyond my intentions...

Elizabeth Inchbald

Elizabeth Inchbald

Elizabeth Inchbald

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Born: October 15, 1753

Died: August 1, 1821 (aged 67)

Bio: Elizabeth Inchbald was an English novelist, actress, and dramatist. Her two novels are still read today.

Known for:

A Simple Story (1791)
Lovers' Vows (1798)
Nature and Art (1796)
Such things are (1780)
Wives as they were, and maids as they are (1797)

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