“Hail to thy returning festival, old Bishop Valentine! Great is thy name in the rubric, Thou venerable arch flamen of Hymen. * * * Like unto thee, assuredly, there is no other mitred father in the calendar.”
— Charles Lamb, Essays, Valentine's Day.

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Notable quotes

“Hail to thy returning festival, old Bishop Valentine! Great is thy name in the rubric, Thou venerable arch flamen of Hymen. * * * Like unto thee, assuredly, there is no other mitred father in the calendar.”
— Charles Lamb, Essays, Valentine's Day.

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.