Woffington

/ ˈwɒfɪŋtən /

noun

WoffingtonPeg?17141760FIrishTHEATRE: actress Peg, full name Margaret Woffington . ?1714–60, Irish actress

She makes a lovely Juliet, but in the difficult part of Peg Woffington she is a failure.

Like the sensible Irishman he was, he lost his heart to Peg Woffington on the first opportunity.

"Keep your temper, Jemmy," said Mrs. Woffington with a severe accent.

"I distinctly told you, it was to be Peg Woffington's," said Mrs. Clive.

I think it a very pretty face; and not at all like Peg Woffington's.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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