Quote#Truth
He came, and no man knew it; no man knew
Quote byJohn Stanyan Bigg · 1828–1865
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Ode to the Centenary of Burns (1858).
English (original)
He came, and no man knew it; no man knew The wondrous boon to Scotland given; That there—beneath that grim and wintry blue— A glorious Poet, strong and true, Had newly dropp'd from heaven!
— John Stanyan Bigg
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