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Quote by Lord Lyttleton
Thus have I, as well as I could, gathered a posey of observations

Thus have I, as well as I could, gathered a posey of observations as they grew; and if some rue and wormwood be found among the sweeter herbs, their wholesomeness will make amends for their bitterness. – Lord Lyttleton

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