The quarrel is a very pretty quarrel as it stands

Richard Brinsley Sheridan
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The quarrel is a very pretty quarrel as it stands - we should only spoil it by trying to explain it. ✨ 'The Rivals' (1775) act 4, sc. 3
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The quarrel is a very pretty quarrel as it stands - we should only spoil it by trying to explain it. ✨ 'The Rivals' (1775) act 4, sc. 3

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