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Farquhar

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Far·quhar  (färkwr), George 1678-1707.
Irish playwright of the Restoration whose comedic works include The Recruiting Officer (1706) and The Beaux' Stratagem (1707).
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Gerald Arbuthnot Farquhar, Butler Francis, Footman Lady Hunstanton Lady Caroline Pontefract Lady Stutfield Mrs.
A Woman of No Importance by Wilde, Oscar View in context
To the next generation and the end of the period (or rather of the Restoration literature, which actually lasted somewhat beyond 1700), belong William Congreve, a master of sparkling wit, Sir John Vanbrugh, and George Farquhar.
A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context
Farquhar, from whom I purchased it, had at one time an excellent general practice; but his age, and an affliction of the nature of St.
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