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There is no scandal like rags nor any crime so shameful as poverty.George Farquhar
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Those who know the least obey the best.George Farquhar
3 Quotes & Sayings By George Farquhar
George Farquhar (1678-1707) was an English dramatist and founder of the Drury Lane Theatre. He wrote over twenty plays, which were usually tragedies or comedies, but his works are now best known for their political satire. Farquhar was born at Glastonbury, Somerset, the son of a yeoman farmer who died when George was one year old. He was brought up by his uncle, John Farquhar, a clergyman
He went to Oxford in 1692 but left after two years without taking a degree. From early childhood he had shown an interest in theatre, and he met the actor David Garrick around 1705.