Quote#Wisdom
Three stories high, long, dull, and old
Quote byGeorge Colman the Younger · 1762–1836
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "The Maid of the Moor".
English (original)
Three stories high, long, dull, and old, As great lords' stories often are.
— George Colman the Younger
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