Act II, scene 5, line 15 (426).
Andria (The Lady of Andros)
“BETTER DROWNED THAN DUFFERS IF NOT DUFFERS WONT DROWN.”
— Arthur Ransome, book Swallows and Amazons
Swallows and Amazons (Chapter 1), 1930
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