"She's adorned Amply that in her husband’s eye looks lovely,— The truest mirror that an honest wife Can see her beauty in."
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The Honeymoon (1805), Act iii. Sc. 4.
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John Tobin
John Tobin (January 28, 1770 – December 7, 1804) was a British playwright, who was for most of his life unsuccessful, but in the year of his death made a hit with The Honey Moon.
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