Quotes from work

Douglas

“My name is Norval; on the Grampian hills
My father feeds his flocks; a frugal swain,
Whose constant cares were to increase his store,
And keep his only son, myself, at home.”

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)