Quote#Truth
"Lust is the offspring of a thousand sighs
Quote byJohn Lyon · 1803–1889
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Harp of Zion (1853).
English (original)
"Lust is the offspring of a thousand sighs, "Intrigue, deception, and as many lies; "A strange compound of hidden, plotting ill, "To fire with rage, to torture, or to kill" -Lust
— John Lyon
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