The same biographers all bestow the highest praise upon poor Farquhar for having treated this wife with kindness; humanely forgiving the fault which had deprived him of that liberty he was known peculiarly to prize, and reduced him to the utmost poverty, in order to support her and her children. This woman, whose pretended love was of such fatal import to its object, not long enjoyed her selfish happiness--her husband's health gradually declined, and he died four years after his marriage. It is related that he met death with fortitude and cheerfulness. He could scarcely do otherwise, when life had become a burden to him. He had, however, some objects of affection to leave behind, as appears by the following letter, which he wrote a few days before his decease, and directed to his friend Wilks:-- "DEAR BOB, "I have not any thing to leave you to perpetuate my memory, except two helpless girls; look upon them sometimes, and think of him that was, to the last moment of his life, thine, "GEORGE FARQUHAR." Wilks protected the children--their mother died in extreme indigence. DRAMATIS PERSONÆ. DRURY LANE. COVENT GARDEN. SIR HARRY WILDAIR _Mr. Elliston._ _Mr. Lewis._ ALDERM. SMUGGLER _Mr. Dowton._ _Mr. Quick._ COLONEL STANDARD _Mr. Barrymore._ _Mr. Farren._ CLINCHER, JUN. _Mr. Collins._ _Mr. Blanchard._ BEAU CLINCHER _Mr. Bannister._ _Mr. Cubitt._ VIZARD _Mr. Holland._ _Mr. Macready._ TOM ERRAND _Mr. Wewitzer._ _Mr. Powell._ DICKY _Mr. Purser._ _Mr. Simmons._ CONSTABLE _Mr. Maddocks._ _Mr. Thompson._ SERVANTS _Mr. Fisher, &c._ LADY LUREWELL _Mrs. Powell._ _Miss Chapman._ LADY DARLING _Miss Tidswell._ _Miss Platt._ ANGELICA _Miss Mellon._ _Mrs. Mountain._ PARLY _Mrs. Scott._ _Miss Stuart._ TOM ERRAND'S WIFE _Mrs. Maddocks._ _SCENE--London._ THE CONSTANT COUPLE. ACT THE FIRST. SCENE I _The Park_ _Enter_ VIZARD _with a Letter, his_ SERVANT _following_. _Vizard._ Angelica send it back unopened! say you? _Serv._ As you see, sir? _Vizard._ The pride of these virtuous women is more insufferable than the immodesty of prostitutes--After all my encouragement, to slight me thus! _Serv._ She said, sir, that imagining your morals sincere, she gave you access to her conversation; but that your late behaviour in her company has convinced her that your love and religion are both hypocrisy, and that she believes your letter, like yourself, fair on the outside, and foul within; so sent it back unopened. _Vizard._ May obstinacy guard her beauty till wrinkles bury it.--I'll be revenged the very first opportunity.----Saw you the old Lady Darling, her mother?