Quotation by William Lamb Melbourne, 2nd Viscount

Once is orthodox, twice is puritanical.
William Lamb Melbourne, 2nd Viscount (1779–1848), British statesman, prime minister. Quoted in David Cecil, The Young Melbourne, ch. 9 (1939).

Reply to the Archbishop of York's invitation to attend evening service.
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