Authority Cited: Farquhar
Author name and dates: George Farquhar (1678-1707)
BKG Bio-tweet: Army officer; actor; successful but impoverished author of realistic, humorous plays; lived to see success of last play
Categories (list of works cited – preliminary) [BKG Note: the edition used by SJ is unknown; the plays are separately paginated in this title. Additions in the 1773 Dict. are indicated in bold italic below.]
Author name and dates: George Farquhar (1678-1707)
BKG Bio-tweet: Army officer; actor; successful but impoverished author of realistic, humorous plays; lived to see success of last play
Categories (list of works cited – preliminary) [BKG Note: the edition used by SJ is unknown; the plays are separately paginated in this title. Additions in the 1773 Dict. are indicated in bold italic below.]
- The dramatick works of Mr. George Farquhar. In Two Volumes. The Seventh Edition, 1736, London : printed for B. Lintot, J.J. and P. Knapton, G. Strahan and J. Clarke; and sold by W. Feales, at Rowe's-Head, the Corner of Essex-Street, in the Strand,
- The Beaux Stratagem; factotum (SJ refers to Scrub in the Stratagem in the definition); verger (vol. 1, p.22); brogue (inexact quote, added in 1773 Dict., vol. 1, p.65)
- The Constant Couple or, a Trip to the Jubilee: span (vol. 1, p.47)
- Love and a Bottle; lean (vol. 1, p.51)
- Recruiting Officer (Rear Officer); coax (vol. 2, p.12) [BKG Note: the "Old Song" quote under command added in the 1773 Dict. appears in this play.]
- Farquhar (no work cited);