Quote#God & Faith
Stands the Church clock at ten to three?
Quote byRupert Brooke · 1887–1915
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "The Old Vicarage, Grantchester" (1912), concluding lines.
English (original)
Stands the Church clock at ten to three? And is there honey still for tea?
— Rupert Brooke
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