Famous quote by Joshua Sylvester

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"They say that shadows of deceased ghosts Do haunt the houses and the graves about, Of such whose life's lamp went untimely out, Delighting still in their forsaken hosts"

- Joshua Sylvester

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This quote is written / told by Joshua Sylvester. He/she was a famous Poet from England. The author also have 2 other quotes.

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