Quote#Wisdom
Ye quenchless stars! so eloquently bright
Quote byRobert Montgomery · 1807–1855
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The starry Heavens, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)..
English (original)
Ye quenchless stars! so eloquently bright, Untroubled sentries of the shadowy night.
— Robert Montgomery
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