Quote#World
Sittin' at ev'nin' in this sunset-land
Quote byC. J. Dennis · 1876–1938
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: XIV. The Mooch o' Life.
English (original)
Sittin' at ev'nin' in this sunset-land, Wiv 'Er in all the World to 'old me 'and, A son, to bear me name when I am gone. ... Livin' an' lovin'—so life mooches on.
— C. J. Dennis
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