Quote#Wisdom
I should have preferred to ride through the streets of Venice; but…
Quote byW. S. Gilbert · 1836–1911
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Gondoliers (1889).
English (original)
I should have preferred to ride through the streets of Venice; but owing, I presume, to an unusually wet season, the streets are in such a condition that equestrian exercise is impractical.
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