Quote#Education
It seems to me (said she) that you are in some brown study
Quote byJohn Lyly · 1554–1606
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Euphues (Arber [1580]), P. 80. Compare: "A brown study", Jonathan Swift, Polite Conversation.
English (original)
It seems to me (said she) that you are in some brown study.
— John Lyly
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