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Ceremony Keeps Up Things: 'tis Like A Penny Glass To A Rich Spirit, Or Some Excellent Water; Without It The Water Were Spilt, And The Spirit Lost.
-John Selden
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Ceremony Keeps Up Things: 'tis Like A
John Selden
Ceremony Keeps Up Things: 'tis Like A Penny Glass To A Rich Spirit, Or Some Excellent Water; Without It The Water Were Spilt, And The Spirit Lost.
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