Quote#Truth
His fashion is passion, sincere and intense, —
Quote byMartin Farquhar Tupper · 1810–1889
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Nature's Nobleman (1844).
English (original)
His fashion is passion, sincere and intense, — His impulse is simple and true; Yet temper'd by judgment, and taught by good sense, And cordial with me and with you.
— Martin Farquhar Tupper
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