"There are always some of us, not a……" — Donald C. Peattie
"There are always some of us, not a few, in every generation, who go over wholly to the green flag. It is such a passionless fealty, so reticent a love, that neither do trumpets sound for it nor quarrels arise from it. Only, you will find that those who have pledged allegiance are happy about it in quiet."
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Donald C. Peattie
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8 Quotes by Donald C. Peattie
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