Quote#Books & Reading
You'd see, cou'd you her inward motions watch
Quote byGeorge Granville · 1666–1735
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The British Enchanters (1705), Act I, scene i; pp. 6–7..
English (original)
You'd see, cou'd you her inward motions watch, Feigning delay, she wishes for dispatch; Into a woman's meaning wou'd you look, Then read her backward.
— George Granville
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