Quote#Wisdom
I would have rather felt you round my throat
Quote byAdela Florence Nicolson · 1865–1904
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Indian Love Lyrics (aka Garden of Kama) (1901), Kashmiri Song.
English (original)
I would have rather felt you round my throat Crushing out life, than waving me farewell!
— Adela Florence Nicolson
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