Quote#Truth
For seldom shall she hear a tale
Quote byWilliam Shenstone · 1714–1763
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Works, Vol. I: Verse (1764), Jemmy Dawson: A Ballad (1745), st. 20; p. 188..
English (original)
For seldom shall she hear a tale So sad, so tender, yet so true.
— William Shenstone
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