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Quotation from The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. by Washington Irving

“History fades into fable; fact becomes clouded with doubt and controversy”

Washington Irving (spoken by Geoffrey Crayon)

The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., Westminster Abbey (Project Gutenberg #2048 (revised edition))

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Among the royal tombs, Crayon meditates on how even the great are forgotten.

Citation: "History fades into fable; fact becomes clouded with doubt and controversy" — Washington Irving, The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., Westminster Abbey (Project Gutenberg #2048 (revised edition)). (id the-sketch-book-q5)

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