Quote#Wisdom
Sing lullabie, as women do
Quote byGeorge Gascoigne · 1525–1577
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A Hundreth Sundrie Flowres (1573), "The Lullabie of a Lover", line 1; p. 272..
English (original)
Sing lullabie, as women do, Wherewith they bring their babes to rest; And lullabie can I sing to, As womanly as can the best.
— George Gascoigne
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