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A thousand years a poor man watched
Quote byWilliam Rounseville Alger · 1822–1905
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: 1893 edition, "Swift Opportunity", p. 281..
English (original)
A thousand years a poor man watched Before the gate of Paradise: But while one little nap he snatched, It oped and shut. Ah! was he wise?
— William Rounseville Alger
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