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We griev'd, we sigh'd, we wept; we never blush'd before

Quote byAbraham Cowley · 1618–1667

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Works (1668), Discourse concerning the Government of Oliver Cromwell, vii.

English (original)

We griev'd, we sigh'd, we wept; we never blush'd before.

— Abraham Cowley

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