| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 45969 |
| QUOTATION: | For I could tell you a story which is true;
I know a lady with a terrible tongue,
Blear eyes fallen from blue,
All her perfections tarnished—and yet it is not long
Since she was lovelier than any of you. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | John Crowe Ransom (1888–1974), U.S. poet. Blue Girls (l. 13–17). . .
Norton Anthology of Modern Poetry, The. Richard Ellmann and Robert O’Clair, eds. (2d ed., 1988) W. W. Norton & Company. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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