Quote#Wisdom
Since I went no grasse hath growne on my hele
Quote byNicholas Udall · 1505–1557
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Ralph Roister Doister (c. 1553), Tom Trupenie, Act IV, sc. v..
English (original)
Since I went no grasse hath growne on my hele.
— Nicholas Udall
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