Quote#God & Faith
Here lies the peerless paper lord, Lord Peter
Quote byJohn Gibson Lockhart · 1794–1854
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Epitaph on Patrick ("Peter"), Lord Robertson (1845); cited from Mary Gordon "Christopher North": A Memoir of John Wilson (New York: W. J. Widdleton, 1863) p. 286..
English (original)
Here lies the peerless paper lord, Lord Peter, Who broke the laws of God and man, and metre.
— John Gibson Lockhart
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