Quote#Friendship
I charm in vain; for never again
Quote byLewis Carroll · 1832–1898
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "To my Child-friend" in The Game Of Logic (1886).
English (original)
I charm in vain; for never again, All keenly as my glance I bend, Will Memory, goddess coy, Embody for my joy Departed days, nor let me gaze On thee, my fairy friend!
— Lewis Carroll
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