Quote#Kindness
Mr. Grenville squeezed me by the hand again, kissed the ladies, and…
Quote byWilliam Cowper · 1731–1800
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Letter to the Rev. John Newton (29 March 1784).
English (original)
Mr. Grenville squeezed me by the hand again, kissed the ladies, and withdrew. He kissed likewise the maid in the kitchen, and seemed upon the whole a most loving, kissing, kind-hearted gentleman.
— William Cowper
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