John Home Douglas
Act ii, scene 1.
Douglas (first performed 1756)
John Home è stato un drammaturgo scozzese.
Esordì col dramma Agis, clamoroso insuccesso , che non lo distolse tuttavia dalla drammaturgia. Nel 1756 scrisse la tragedia Douglas, che riscosse un grande successo, consacrandolo come ottimo tragedigrafo. Wikipedia

John Home Douglas
Act ii, scene 1.
Douglas (first performed 1756)
“I'll woo her as the lion wooes his brides.”
John Home Douglas
Act i, scene 1.
Douglas (first performed 1756)
“A rude and boisterous captain of the sea.”
John Home Douglas
Act iv, scene 1.
Douglas (first performed 1756)
“In the first days
Of my distracting grief, I found myself
As women wish to be who love their lords.”
John Home Douglas
Act i, scene 1.
Douglas (first performed 1756)