Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton Quotes

The Italians have voices like peacocks - German gives me a cold in the head - and Russian is nothing but sneezing.

Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

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• The Italians have voices like peacocks - German gives me a cold in the head - and Russian is nothing but sneezing.

  

  Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
  • Voices
  • Russian
  • Italians