thought is free

thought is free

c 1390 GOWER Confessio Amantis V. 4485 I have herd seid that thoght is fre.

1601 SHAKESPEARE Twelfth Night I. iii. 64 Fair lady, do you think you have fools in hand?—Now, sir, thought is free.

1874 G. MACDONALD Malcolm II. xvii. ‘How do you come to think of such things?’ ‘Thought’s free, my lord.’


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