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He has singed the beard of the king of Spain

Quote byHenry Wadsworth Longfellow · 1807–1882

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Dutch Picture, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)..

English (original)

He has singed the beard of the king of Spain.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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