Quote#Wisdom
Never Mark Antony
Quote byJohn Cleveland · 1613–1658
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Mark Antony (1647, '87).
English (original)
Never Mark Antony Dallied more wantonly With the fair Egyptian Queen.
— John Cleveland
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