Quote#World
I must now conclude my lay
Quote byWilliam McGonagall · 1825–1902
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Tay Bridge Disaster (1880).
English (original)
I must now conclude my lay By telling the world fearlessly without the least dismay, That your central girders would not have given way, At least many sensible men do say, Had they been supported on each side with buttresses, At least many sensible men confesses.
— William McGonagall
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