Here 's To The Maiden Of Bashful Fifteen; Here 's To The Widow Of Fifty

Here 's To The Maiden Of Bashful Fifteen; Here 's To The Widow Of Fifty

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Here 's to the maiden of bashful fifteen;
Here 's to the widow of fifty;
Here 's to the flaunting, extravagant quean,
And here 's to the housewife that 's thrifty!
Let the toast pass;
Drink to the lass;
I 'll warrant she 'll prove an excuse for the glass.
-- Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816)
-- School for Scandal, Act iii, Sc. 3

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