Carolina QuotesI never made a mistake in grammar but one in my life and as soon as I done it I seen it.
Carl Sandburg Connected to the Carolinas
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As quoted in A Dictionary of Literary Quotations (1990) by Meic Stephens
- year
- 1990
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“I never made a mistake in grammar but one in my life and as …” Carl Sandburg. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-62D3DE3273. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/62d3de3273
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