Quote#Sadness
You could not give me toys in those bleak days; So when my playmates…
Quote byDuBose Heyward · 1885–1940
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Skylines and Horizons (1924), "Your Gifts".
English (original)
You could not give me toys in those bleak days; So when my playmates proudly boasted theirs, You caught me to the shelter of your arms, And taught me how to laugh away my tears.
— DuBose Heyward
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