Pox?

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.”

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2 Responses to Pox?

  1. tracey says:

    Ooh. Scathing AND hilarious. The best kind of quote!

  2. red says:

    I wish I could be that icily articulate when I need a bitchy jujitsu-esque comeback to some nitwit.

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