Quote#Politics & Power
'Tis a very fine thing to be father-in-law
Quote byGeorge Colman the Younger · 1762–1836
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Blue Beard (1798), act II, sc. v.
English (original)
'Tis a very fine thing to be father-in-law To a very magnificent three-tailed Bashaw!
— George Colman the Younger
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