Quote#Wisdom
Mrs Candour: I’ll swear her colour is natural—I have seen it come and…
Quote byRichard Brinsley Sheridan · 1751–1816
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, ‘The School for Scandal’ (1777) act 2, sc. 2.
English (original)
Mrs Candour: I’ll swear her colour is natural—I have seen it come and go—Lady Teazle: I dare swear you have, ma’am; it goes of a night and comes again in the morning.
— Richard Brinsley Sheridan
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