Children Quote by Laurence Sterne

“Great is the power of Eloquence; but never is it so great as when it pleads along with nature, and the culprit is a child strayed from his duty, and returned to it again with tears.” quote by Laurence Sterne — Download Open image

“Great is the power of Eloquence; but never is it so great as when it pleads along with nature, and the culprit is a child strayed from his duty, and returned to it again with tears.”

Laurence Sterne

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