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The genteel thing is the genteel thing any time, if as be that a…
Quote byOliver Goldsmith · 1728–1774
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Act I.
English (original)
The genteel thing is the genteel thing any time, if as be that a gentleman bees in a concatenation accordingly.
— Oliver Goldsmith
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