Quote#God & Faith
Had Cain been Scot, God would have changed his doom
Quote byJohn Cleveland · 1613–1658
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Rebel Scot (1647).
English (original)
Had Cain been Scot, God would have changed his doom; Not made him wander, but continued him home.
— John Cleveland
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