Quote#Science & Reason
And Reason kens he herits in
Quote byRobert Bridges · 1844–1930
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Low Barometer, st. 3..
English (original)
And Reason kens he herits in A haunted house. Tenants unknown Assert their squalid lease of sin With earlier title than his own.
— Robert Bridges
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