Quote#World
An angel, robed in spotless white
Quote byPaul Laurence Dunbar · 1872–1906
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "Dawn" (1895).
English (original)
An angel, robed in spotless white, Bent down and kissed the sleeping Night. Night woke to blush; the sprite was gone. Men saw the blush and called it Dawn.
— Paul Laurence Dunbar
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