Quote from: Morning Topic

I open with a clock striking, to beget an awful attention in the audience - it also marks the time, which is four o clock in the morning, and saves a description of the rising sun, and a great deal about gilding the eastern hemisphere.


Author Bio


  • NameRichard Brinsley Sheridan
  • DescriptionBritish politician
  • BornOctober 30, 1751
  • DiedJuly 7, 1816
  • CountryIreland
  • ProfessionPoet; Politician; Author; Librettist