Quote#Wisdom
He was acting as second...to Deane Grady, in a duel between the…
Quote byEdward Lysaght · 1763–1811
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Anecdote, in Collins (1885), p. 58.
English (original)
He was acting as second...to Deane Grady, in a duel between the latter and Counsellor O'Maher. O'Maher's second, during the preliminaries, drew Lysaght's attention to the fact that his pistol was cocked. "Take care, Mr. Lysaght, your pistol is cocked." "Well, then," says Pleasant Ned, "cock yours, and let me take a slap at you, as we are idle."
— Edward Lysaght
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