Quote#Love
Love knows not distance; it hath no continent; its eyes are for the…
Quote bySir Gilbert Parker, 1st Baronet · 1862–1932
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "The White Omen".
English (original)
Love knows not distance; it hath no continent; its eyes are for the stars, its feet for the swords; it continueth, though an army lay waste the pasture; it comforteth when there are no medicines; it hath the relish of manna; and by it do men live in the desert.
— Sir Gilbert Parker, 1st Baronet
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