Quote#Kindness
Cold is thy heart and as frozen as Charity!
Quote byRobert Southey · 1774–1843
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Soldier's Wife, l. 11 (1795)..
English (original)
Cold is thy heart and as frozen as Charity!
— Robert Southey
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