Quote#Nature
What a sea
Quote byPhilip Massinger · 1583–1640
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Maid of Honour (c. 1621; printed 1632), Act III, scene iii.
English (original)
What a sea Of melting ice I walk on!
— Philip Massinger
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