Quote#Wisdom
The maid—and thereby hangs a tale
Quote byJohn Suckling · 1609–1642
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Fragmenta Aurea (1646, 1648, 1658), "A Ballad upon a Wedding", st. 6.
English (original)
The maid—and thereby hangs a tale; For such a maid no Whitson-ale Could ever yet produce: No grape, that’s kindly ripe, could be So round, so plump, so soft as she, Nor half so full of juice.
— John Suckling
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