Quote#Happiness
She's private to herself and best of knowledge
Quote byFrancis Beaumont · 1584–1616
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Knight of the Burning Pestle (c. 1607; published 1613), Act I, scene 1..
English (original)
She's private to herself and best of knowledge Whom she'll make so happy as to sigh for.
— Francis Beaumont
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