Quote#Happiness
Every body about me seem'd happy—but every body seem'd in a hurry to…
Quote byHannah Cowley · 1743–1809
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Belle's Stratagem (1780), act 3, sc. 4 (Lady Frances loq.).
English (original)
Every body about me seem'd happy—but every body seem'd in a hurry to be happy somewhere else.
— Hannah Cowley
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