Quote#Death
To smell to a turf of fresh earth is wholesome for the body; no less…
Quote byThomas Fuller · 1608–1661
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Holy State and the Profane State (1642), The Virtuous Lady.
English (original)
To smell to a turf of fresh earth is wholesome for the body; no less are thoughts of mortality cordial to the soul.
— Thomas Fuller
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