Quote#Speech
Here am I, the often sat on
Quote byHenry Beeching · 1859–1919
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Masque of Balliol (1880).
English (original)
Here am I, the often sat on Dancing don; my name is ; Like old wine in a new bottle Is my talk on Aristotle.
— Henry Beeching
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