GUARDIAN in Classic Quotes - from The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

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1 Your guardian has a very emotional nature.

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2 Oh, but it is not Mr. Ernest Worthing who is my guardian.

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3 So I don't think your guardian's consent is, after all, a matter of any importance.

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4 The gentleman whose arm is at present round your waist is my guardian, Mr. John Worthing.

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5 Child, you know how anxious your guardian is that you should improve yourself in every way.

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6 I am Miss Cardew's guardian, and she cannot marry without my consent until she comes of age.

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7 My dear guardian, with the assistance of Miss Prism, has the arduous task of looking after me.

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8 When one is placed in the position of guardian, one has to adopt a very high moral tone on all subjects.

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9 Old Mr. Thomas Cardew, who adopted me when I was a little boy, made me in his will guardian to his grand-daughter, Miss Cecily Cardew.

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