Quote#Wisdom
I am, out of the ladies' company, like a fish out of the water
Quote byThomas Shadwell · 1642–1692
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The True Widow (1679), Act III, sc. i..
English (original)
I am, out of the ladies' company, like a fish out of the water.
— Thomas Shadwell
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