Quote#Time
Mere by-blows are the world and we
Quote byJohn Davidson · 1857–1909
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "Queen Elizabeth's Day", from Fleet Street Eclogues (New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., [1893] 1895) p. 198.
English (original)
Mere by-blows are the world and we, And time within eternity A sheer anachronism.
— John Davidson
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