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The Importance of Being Earnest Quotes

To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.[to Mr. Worthing]

Source:(ed. Methuen & Co., 1919), Act I, Page 44
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Oscar Wilde (The Importance of Being Earnest Quotes)
  • Book: The Importance of Being Earnest
  • Writer: Oscar Wilde
  • Genre: Plays, Drama, Comedy
  • Published: 1895
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