Quote#God & Faith
"Pray tell me which is which? Which of you is Bogberry, and which of…
Quote byEdward Lysaght · 1763–1811
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Anecdote, in Owen-Madden (1848), pp. 14–5.
English (original)
"Pray tell me which is which? Which of you is Bogberry, and which of you is Bogwood?"
— Edward Lysaght
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