Quote#Wisdom
In her eyes a thought
Quote byThomas Bailey Aldrich · 1836–1907
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "Pythagoras", Pampinea and Other Poems (New York: Budd & Carleton, 1861), p. 19.
English (original)
In her eyes a thought Grew sweet and sweeter, deepening like the dawn— A mystical forewarning!
— Thomas Bailey Aldrich
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