Quote#Truth
O wondrous sphinx! within thy marble breast
Quote byClara Jessup Moore · 1824–1899
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Death.
English (original)
O wondrous sphinx! within thy marble breast What undreamed secrets lie concealed! Hast thou no pity for my wild unrest My maddening longing for the unrevealed?
— Clara Jessup Moore
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