Quote#Speech
The promise had not failed her. . . . She had won everything from…
Quote byJohn Buchan · 1875–1940
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Path of the King (1921), Ch. XIII "The Last Stage".
English (original)
The promise had not failed her. . . . She had won everything from life, for she had given the world a master. Words seemed to speak themselves in her ear. . . . "Bethink you of the blessedness. Every wife is like the Mother of God and has the hope of bearing a saviour of mankind."
— John Buchan
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