Lord Sandwich: "Wilkes, you will die of a pox or the gallows."
John Wilkes: "That depends, my lord, on whether I embrace your lordship's mistress or your lordship's principles."
Posted by sheila | TrackBackOoh. Scathing AND hilarious. The best kind of quote!
Posted by: tracey at May 30, 2007 9:20 PMI wish I could be that icily articulate when I need a bitchy jujitsu-esque comeback to some nitwit.
Posted by: red at May 31, 2007 10:50 AM