Samuel Foote
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| - | ''[[Limerick Hell-Fire Club]]'' by [[James Worsdale]]. Worsdale helped found the Dublin and Limerick Hell-Fire Clubs, devoted to drinking and devilry. Worsdale portrays himself on the left of the painting, with Laetitia and [[Matthew Pilkington]] NATIONAL GALLERY OF IRELAND | ||
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| - | The exchange between [[John Wilkes]] and [[John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich]] ("Sir, I do not know whether you will die on the [[gallows]] or of the [[pox]]." "That depends, my lord, on whether I embrace your lordship's [[principles]] or your [[mistress]].") is also attributed to [[Samuel Foote]]; the same story was told of [[Mirabeau]], answering [[Cardinal Maury]], during the French Revolution. | ||
| - | ''[[Yale Book of Quotations]]'', p. 281-2 doubts; but it is ascribed to Wilkes by [[Henry Brougham, Lord Brougham and Vaux]] in 1840 (''Historical Sketches'', third series), who claims to have heard it from an ear-witness, and by [[Charles Marsh]] (''[[Clubs of London]]'') in 1828. | + | '''Samuel Foote''' (January 1720 – 21 October 1777) was a [[dramatist]], [[actor]] and [[theatre manager]] from [[Cornwall]]. |
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Samuel Foote (January 1720 – 21 October 1777) was a dramatist, actor and theatre manager from Cornwall.
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