Quote#Wisdom
A bleezing ingle, and a clean hearthstane
Quote byAllan Ramsay · 1686–1758
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A Book of Quotations, Proverbs and Household Words (1914), The Gentle Shepherd. Act 1, 2..
English (original)
A bleezing ingle, and a clean hearthstane.
— Allan Ramsay
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