Quote#Time
And what is Life? — An hour-glass on the run
Quote byJohn Clare · 1793–1864
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Poems Chiefly from Manuscript, "What is Life?".
English (original)
And what is Life? — An hour-glass on the run,
— John Clare
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