Quote#Wisdom
Suffiseth this to proove my theame withall
Quote byGeorge Gascoigne · 1525–1577
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "The Fruites of Warre", line 467, from The Posies (1575); p. 412..
English (original)
Suffiseth this to proove my theame withall, That every bullet hath a lighting place.
— George Gascoigne
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