Quote#God & Faith
His eye so dim
Quote byRichard Harris Barham · 1788–1845
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "The Jackdaw of Rheims".
English (original)
His eye so dim, So wasted each limb, That, heedless of grammar, they all cried, “! That’s the scamp that has done this scandalous thing! That’s the thief that has got my Lord Cardinal’s Ring!”
— Richard Harris Barham
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