Quote#Wisdom
That nicht he sleipit never ane wink
Quote byDavid Lyndsay · 1490–1555
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Historie of ane Nobil and Wailyeand Squyer, William Meldrum (1550), line 899.
English (original)
That nicht he sleipit never ane wink, Bot still did on the Ladie think.
— David Lyndsay
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