Quote#Courage
An original something, fair maid, you would win me
Quote byThomas Campbell · 1777–1844
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: To a Young Lady, Who Asked Me to Write Something Original for Her Album (1843).
English (original)
An original something, fair maid, you would win me To write — but how shall I begin? For I fear I have nothing original in me — Excepting Original Sin.
— Thomas Campbell
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