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I never saw a Purple Cow, I never hope to see one; But I can tell you, anyhow I'd rather see than be one.
I never saw a Purple Cow, I never hope to see one; But I can tell you, anyhow I'd rather see than be one.
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- Gelett Burgess (identity unresolved)
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- Hoyt’s New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1922) (1922 AD)
Printed page 145 · quotation 1 · Gelett Burgess · The Purple Cow.
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