Quote#Wisdom
This Knight was indeede a valiant Gent: but not a little given to…
Quote byJohn Evelyn · 1620–1706
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Diary, September 6, 1651..
English (original)
This Knight was indeede a valiant Gent: but not a little given to romance, when he spake of himselfe.
— John Evelyn
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