“ Happy is the man who can make a living by his hobby! ”
George Bernard Shaw, Pygmalion (1913). copy citation
Author | George Bernard Shaw |
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Source | Pygmalion |
Topic | hobby |
Date | 1913 |
Language | English |
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Weblink | https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3825/3825-h/3825-h.htm |
Context
“THE GENTLEMAN [returning to his former place on the note taker's left] How do you do it, if I may ask?
THE NOTE TAKER. Simply phonetics. The science of speech. That's my profession; also my hobby. Happy is the man who can make a living by his hobby! You can spot an Irishman or a Yorkshireman by his brogue. I can place any man within six miles. I can place him within two miles in London. Sometimes within two streets.
THE FLOWER GIRL. Ought to be ashamed of himself, unmanly coward!”
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