Quote#Wisdom
But I also dreamt, which pleased me most
Quote byAlfred Bunn · 1796–1860
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "I Dreamt I Dwelt In Marble Halls", The Bohemian Girl, Act 2 (1843), set to music by Michael William Balfe..
English (original)
But I also dreamt, which pleased me most, That you lov'd me still the same.
— Alfred Bunn
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