J. P. Kemble. 1757-1823. John Bartlett, comp. 1919. Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.

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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

J. P. Kemble. (1757–1823)

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]

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