Quote#Love
So, closing his heart, the Judge rode on
Quote byJohn Greenleaf Whittier · 1807–1892
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Maud Muller (1856).
English (original)
So, closing his heart, the Judge rode on, And Maud was left in the field alone. But the lawyers smiled that afternoon, When he hummed in court an old love-tune.
— John Greenleaf Whittier
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