John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4684 Rihard Brinsley Sheridan 1751-1816 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4684 |
| AUTHOR: | Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751–1816) |
| QUOTATION: | Steal! to be sure they may; and, egad, serve your best thoughts as gypsies do stolen children,—disfigure them to make ’em pass for their own. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Critic. Act i. Sc. 1. |
| Note 1. See Churchill, Quotation 3. [back] |