Quote#Speech
Good people all, with one acord
Quote byOliver Goldsmith · 1728–1774
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Bee (1759), Elegy on Mrs. Mary Blaize, st. 1..
English (original)
Good people all, with one acord, Lament for Madame Blaize, Who never wanted a good word — From those who spoke her praise.
— Oliver Goldsmith
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