Love in France is a comedy; in England a tragedy; in Italy an opera seria; and in Germany a melodrama. (Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington)

Love in France is a comedy; in England a tragedy; in Italy an opera seria; and in Germany a melodrama.

Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington

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