Quote#Wisdom
There is no rose
Quote byJohn Lydgate · 1370–1450
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Fall of Princes, Bk. 1, line 57..
English (original)
There is no rose Spryngyng in gardeyns, but ther be sum thorn.
— John Lydgate
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