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| John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
| NUMBER: | 4697 |
| AUTHOR: | Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751–1816) |
| QUOTATION: | Here ’s to the maiden of bashful fifteen; Here ’s to the widow of fifty; Here ’s to the flaunting, extravagant quean, And here ’s to the housewife that ’s thrifty! Let the toast pass; Drink to the lass; I ’ll warrant she ’ll prove an excuse for the glass. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | School for Scandal. Act iii. Sc. 3. |
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