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

4442 Charles Churhill 1731-1764 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:4442
AUTHOR:Charles Churchill (1731–1764)
QUOTATION:Who to patch up his fame, or fill his purse,
Still pilfers wretched plans, and makes them worse;
Like gypsies, lest the stolen brat be known,
Defacing first, then claiming for his own. 1
ATTRIBUTION:The Apology. Line 232.
 
Note 1.
Steal! to be sure they may; and, egad, serve your best thoughts as gypsies do stolen children,—disguise them to make ’em pass for their own.—Richard Brinsley Sheridan: The Critic, act i. sc. i. [back]