Quote#Wisdom
As there are three of us come on purpose for the game, you won't be…
Quote byRichard Brinsley Sheridan · 1751–1816
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Rivals (1775), Act V, sc. iii.
English (original)
As there are three of us come on purpose for the game, you won't be so cantankerous as to spoil the party by sitting out.
— Richard Brinsley Sheridan
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