Quote#Friendship
Can’t I another’s face commend
Quote byEdward Moore · 1712–1757
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Fables for the Female Sex (1744), Fable ix: "The Farmer, the Spaniel, and the Cat", p. 55.
English (original)
Can’t I another’s face commend, And to her virtues be a friend, But instantly your forehead lours, As if her merit lessen’d yours?
— Edward Moore
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