Quote#Money & Wealth
He made him a hut, wherein he did put
Quote bySamuel Foote · 1720–1777
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Mayor of Garratt (1763, published 1764), Act i, Scene 1..
English (original)
He made him a hut, wherein he did put The carcass of Robinson Crusoe. O poor Robinson Crusoe!
— Samuel Foote
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