Quote#Nature
Far may be sought
Quote byJohn Skelton · 1460–1529
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, ‘To Mistress Margaret Hussey’.
English (original)
Far may be sought Erst that ye can find So courteous, so kind, As Merry Margaret, This midsummer flower, Gentle as falcon Or hawk of the tower.
— John Skelton
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