Quote#Love
Let such, such only tread this sacred floor
Quote byAlexander Pope · 1688–1744
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Inscription on the entrance to his grotto in Twickenham, published in "Verses on a Grotto by the River Thames at Twickenham, composed of Marbles, Spars and Minerals", line 14, (written 1740, published 1741); also quoted as "Who dared to love their country, and be poor.".
English (original)
Let such, such only tread this sacred floor, Who dare to love their country and be poor.
— Alexander Pope
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