“A good friend of my son's is a son to me.”
Lois McMaster Bujold Vorkosigan Saga
Vorkosigan Saga, Ethan of Athos (1986)
“T was good advice, and meant, my son, Be good.”
Tale xxi, "The Learned Boy".
Tales in Verse (1812)
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English poet, surgeon, and clergyman 1754–1832Related quotes
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