Who said “I have been in love, and in debt, and in drink, this many and many a year.”?

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Alexander Brome. A published source records them saying or writing it.

Source"The Mad Lover", in Songs and Other Poems (2nd ed., 1664)

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“I have been in love, and in debt, and in drink, this many and many a year.”
— Alexander Brome
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Brome, A. (n.d.). I have been in love, and in debt, and in drink, this many and many a year. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/42668-i-have-been-in-love-and-in-debt/

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Brome, Alexander. “I have been in love, and in debt, and in drink, this many and many a year.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/42668-i-have-been-in-love-and-in-debt/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Brome, Alexander. “I have been in love, and in debt, and in drink, this many and many a year.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/42668-i-have-been-in-love-and-in-debt/.

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