Quote#Nature
Here lies James Quinn. Deign, reader, to be taught
Quote byDavid Garrick · 1717–1779
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Epitaph on Quinn. Murphy’s Life of Garrick. Vol. ii. p. 38..
English (original)
Here lies James Quinn. Deign, reader, to be taught, Whate’er thy strength of body, force of thought, In Nature’s happiest mould however cast, To this complexion thou must come at last.
— David Garrick
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