He was so benevolent, so merciful a man that, in his mistaken passion, he would have held an umbrella over a duck in a shower of rain.
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"He was so benevolent, so merciful a man that, in his mistaken passion, he would have held an umbrella over a duck in a shower of rain." — Douglas William Jerrold
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He was so benevolent, so merciful a man that, in his mistaken passion, he would have held an umbrella over a duck in a shower of rain. — Douglas William Jerrold
About Douglas William Jerrold
Douglas William Jerrold was a Dramatist from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1803–1857).
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Who said "He was so benevolent, so merciful a man that, in his mistaken passion, he would…"?
This quote is attributed to Douglas William Jerrold, a Dramatist from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Douglas William Jerrold lived from 1803 – 1857.