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Samuel Johnson, The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol 2 Quotes: Sir, I did not count your glasses of wine, why should you number up my cups of tea?
         

Sir, I did not count your glasses of wine, why should you number up my cups of tea?


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Sir, I did not count your glasses of wine, why should you number up my cups of tea?
         



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This page presents the quote "Sir, I did not count your glasses of wine, why should you number up my cups of tea?". Author of this quote is Samuel Johnson, The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol 2. This quote is about tea, jealousy, generosity, small-mindedness, reckoning, wine,.