Quote#Wisdom
O wretched Man that I am, who shall deliver me from this turbulent…
Quote byHenry II of England · 1133–1189
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: ', , Chronicle of the Kings of England (1740).
English (original)
O wretched Man that I am, who shall deliver me from this turbulent Priest?
— Henry II of England
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