Quote#Sadness
Then proudly smiled that old man
Quote byLewis Carroll · 1832–1898
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Rhyme? and Reason? (1883), Poeta Fit, Non Nascitur, last stanza.
English (original)
Then proudly smiled that old man To see the eager lad Rush madly for his pen and ink And for his blotting-pad – But, when he thought of publishing, His face grew stern and sad.
— Lewis Carroll
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