Who said “Oh! no! we never mention her, her name is never heard; my lips are now forbid to speak,…”?

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Thomas Haynes Bayly. A published source records them saying or writing it.

Source"Oh no: we never mention her", line 1; p. 20

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“Oh! no! we never mention her, her name is never heard; my lips are now forbid to speak, that once familiar word.”
— Thomas Haynes Bayly
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Bayly, T. H. (n.d.). Oh! no! we never mention her, her name is never heard; my lips are now forbid to speak, that once familiar word. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/13647-oh-no-we-never-mention-her-her-name/

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Bayly, Thomas Haynes. “Oh! no! we never mention her, her name is never heard; my lips are now forbid to speak, that once familiar word.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/13647-oh-no-we-never-mention-her-her-name/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Bayly, Thomas Haynes. “Oh! no! we never mention her, her name is never heard; my lips are now forbid to speak, that once familiar word.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/13647-oh-no-we-never-mention-her-her-name/.

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