Quote#Wisdom
Mynheer Vandunck, though he never was drunk
Quote byGeorge Colman the Younger · 1762–1836
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "Mynheer Vandunck", in The Minerva, vol. 1, no. 14 (13 July 1822), p. 109, col. 3: old spelling "gaily".
English (original)
Mynheer Vandunck, though he never was drunk, Sipped brandy and water gayly.
— George Colman the Younger
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