Quote#Wisdom
Lax in their gaiters, laxer in their gait
Quote byJames Smith · 1775–1839
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Theatre, reported under James Smith in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)..
English (original)
Lax in their gaiters, laxer in their gait.
— James Smith
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