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She may very well pass for forty three

Quote byW. S. Gilbert · 1836–1911

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Trial by Jury (1875), 1875, also quoted in Dictionary of Quotations, p. 353 (2005).

English (original)

She may very well pass for forty three In the dusk with the light behind her.

— W. S. Gilbert

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