Quote#Wisdom
We swing ungirded hips
Quote byCharles Sorley · 1895–1915
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "The Song of the Ungirt Runners", in Marlborough, &c. (1916), p. 40.
English (original)
We swing ungirded hips, And lightened are our eyes. The rain is on our lips, We do not run for prize.
— Charles Sorley
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