Woffington
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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I must have tea—tea or death—three times a day, and, as Johnson said about Mrs. Woffington and her tea, 'It is strong, and red as blood.'
From Fragments of an Autobiography by Felix Moscheles
The little vintner, tickled that the great Mistress Woffington should have deigned to notice an unknown nonentity, was duly brought up and presented.
From Superwomen by Albert Payson Terhune
Peg Woffington, it will be remembered, was stricken with paralysis while playing Rosalind.
From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 3 May 1906 by Various
Charles Reade's "Hard Cash," "Peg Woffington," "Cloister and Hearth" are fascinating stories.
From The World's Best Books : A Key to the Treasures of Literature by Frank Parsons
Peg Woffington came to London at twenty-two years of age.
From Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured by Harrison Weir
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