Who said “Poor little Foal of an oppressed race! I love the languid patience of thy face.”?

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge. A published source records them saying or writing it.

Source"To a Young Ass", l. 1 (1794)

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Coleridge, S. T. (n.d.). Poor little Foal of an oppressed race! I love the languid patience of thy face. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/2831-poor-little-foal-of-an-oppressed-race-i/

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Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. “Poor little Foal of an oppressed race! I love the languid patience of thy face.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/2831-poor-little-foal-of-an-oppressed-race-i/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. “Poor little Foal of an oppressed race! I love the languid patience of thy face.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/2831-poor-little-foal-of-an-oppressed-race-i/.

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