Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. 1988.
NUMBER:
7934
AUTHOR:
Edna St Vincent Millay
QUOTATION:
The Englishman foxtrots as he fox-hunts, with all his being, through thickets, through ditches, over hedges, through chiffons, through waiters, over saxophones, to the victorious finish; and who goes home depends on how many the ambulance will accommodate.
ATTRIBUTION:
Recalled on her death 19 Oct 50
SUBJECTS:
Communications & the Arts: Music & Dance: Observers & Critics
