Quote#War
The triumphal-procession-air which, in our manners and customs, is…
Quote byJane Welsh Carlyle · 1801–1866
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Letter to Miss Barnes (24 August 1859)..
English (original)
The triumphal-procession-air which, in our manners and customs, is given to marriage at the outset — that singing of Te Deum before the battle has begun.
— Jane Welsh Carlyle
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