Quote#Death
Altogether, a more miserable trio than we were that evening it would…
Quote byH. Rider Haggard · 1856–1925
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: King Solomon's Mines (1885), Chapter 15, "Good Falls Sick".
English (original)
Altogether, a more miserable trio than we were that evening it would have been difficult to discover; and our only comfort lay in the reflection that we were exceedingly fortunate to be there to feel miserable, instead of being stretched dead upon the plain, as so many thousands of brave men were that night, who had risen well and strong in the morning.
— H. Rider Haggard
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