Quote#Wisdom
Of all the girls that are so smart
Quote byHenry Carey · 1687–1743
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Sally in our Alley (c. 1725). Compare: "Of all the girls that e’er was seen, There's none so fine as Nelly", Jonathan Swift, Ballad on Miss Nelly Bennet..
English (original)
Of all the girls that are so smart, There's none like pretty Sally.
— Henry Carey
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