Quote#Wisdom
That minister of ministers
Quote byJohn Davidson · 1857–1909
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: There is a Dish to hold the Sea, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
English (original)
That minister of ministers, Imagination, gathers up The undiscovered Universe, Like jewels in a jasper cup.
— John Davidson
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