 Observe me, Sir Anthony — I would by no means wish a daughter of mine to be a progeny of learning; I dont think so much learning becomes a young woman ; for instance — I would never let her meddle with Greek, or Hebrew, or algebra, or simony, or fluxions,...  Dramatic Works - 28 페이지저자: Richard Brinsley Sheridan - 1909 - 427 페이지전체보기 - 도서 정보
 | 1908 - 1176 페이지
...meaning of the words which you reject, adding the derivation where you can : — " Observe me, Sir Anthony. I would by no means wish a daughter of mine to be a progeny of learning. She should have a supercilious knowledge of accounts ; and as she grew up, I would have her instructed... | |
 | Charles Henry Woolbert - 1927 - 560 페이지
...Malaprop, in moderation, now, what would you have a woman know? Mrs. M. Observe me, Sir Anthony—I would by no means wish a daughter of mine to be a...think so much learning becomes a young woman. For instance—I would never let her meddle with Greek or Hebrew, or algebra, or simony, or fluxions, or... | |
 | Hendrik Poutsma - 1928 - 570 페이지
...in: Sir Austin signified his opinion that a boy should obey his parent. MER, Rich. Fev., Ch. VII, 42. I would by no means wish a daughter of mine to be a progeny (read: prodigy) of learning. Then, sir, she should have a supercilious (read: superficial i knowledge... | |
 | Jerry Blunt - 1990 - 232 페이지
...name. She speaks to Sir Anthony Absolute in praise of her daughter. Mrs. Malaprop: Observe me, Sir Anthony. I would by no means wish a daughter of mine...Fluxions, or Paradoxes, or such inflammatory branches of learning1 — neither would it be necessary for her to handle any of your mathematical, astronomical,... | |
 | Eva Feder Kittay - 1990 - 376 페이지
...winningly pretentious fool Mrs Malaprop. In a remark which ought to be abuut prodigies, she states, 'I would by no means wish a daughter of mine to be a progeny of learning' (Sheridan, The Rivals, Act i Scene a).-" These are all instances of utterances in which the speaker... | |
 | Barbara Berliner - 1992 - 324 페이지
...Richard Brinsley Sheridan's 1775 play The Rivals. She had a habit of misusing words in sentences like "I would by no means wish a daughter of mine to be a progeny of learning." The character gave rise to the term malapropism. Where was Xanadu? The Mongol emperor Kublai Khan (1215-1294)... | |
 | Michael Earley, Philippa Keil - 1992 - 164 페이지
...and ward Lydia Languish. She thinks herself 'queen of the dictionary'. MRS MALAPROP. Observe me, Sir Anthony. I would by no means wish a daughter of mine to be a progeny1 of learning; I don't think so much learning becomes a young woman; for instance - l would... | |
 | Tony Crowley - 1996 - 228 페이지
...the reason for its necessity. She outlines her plan for the education of young women: Observe me, Sir Anthony. - I would by no means wish a daughter of mine to be a progeny of learning .... But, Sir Anthony, I would send her, at nine years old, to a boarding-school, in order to learn... | |
 | Clara Calvo, Jean Jacques Weber - 1998 - 166 페이지
...Why, Mrs Malaprop, in moderation, now, what would you have a woman know? MRS MALAPROP: Observe me, Sir Anthony. I would by no means wish a daughter of mine...branches of learning - neither would it be necessary to her to handle any of your mathematical, astronomical, diabolical instruments. But, Sir Anthony,... | |
 | Marina Yaguello - 1998 - 190 페이지
...A similar character, Mrs Malaprop, is found in Sheridan's The Rivals: MRS MALAPRDP. Observe me Sir Anthony,— I would by no means wish a daughter of...Algebra, or Simony, or Fluxions, or Paradoxes, or such inflammarory branches of learning— neither would it be necessary for her to handle any of your mathematical,... | |
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