John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
J P Kemble 1757-1823 John Bartlett
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| Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love, But—why did you kick me down stairs? 1 |
| The Panel. Act i. Sc. 1. |
| Note 1. Altered from Bickerstaff’s “’T is Well ’t is no Worse.” The lines are also found in Debrett’s “Asylum for Fugitive Pieces,” vol. i. p. 15. [back] |