Quote#Wisdom
I know all beyond High Park's a desert to you
Quote byGeorge Etherege · 1635–1691
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Man of Mode (1676), Act V, sc. ii.
English (original)
I know all beyond High Park's a desert to you.
— George Etherege
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