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Looking for the full quote

pami_81 · 2025-02-03 20:10:14

Hey, Please help because I'm going mad here with a line going round my head, like a snippet of a song, but I can't find the rest of it! It goes something like, "For they be they and they be not you." It might not be literally like that, but I remember it sounding unusual, like old language. I've tried googling it, but…

03-02-2025 09:10PM

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pami_81

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Hey,
Please help because I'm going mad here with a line going round my head, like a snippet of a song, but I can't find the rest of it! It goes something like, "For they be they and they be not you." It might not be literally like that, but I remember it sounding unusual, like old language. I've tried googling it, but these are not easily googlable words. I have a feeling it could be a line from a poem.
Any suggestions welcome!
Thank you!

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#2 02-03-2025 01:42PM

mrslancaster

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Think it’s from a poem called “I loved you Best” by a guy called Jim Wllis in rememberance of his dog. You’ll find the full poem online.
“There are others, that much is true, but they be they, and they aren't you”

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#3 03-03-2025 08:39AM

pami_81

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Thanks so much @mrslancaster ! I knew it was to do with dogs but couldn't locate it.

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