Quote#Time
The day goes by like a shadow o’er the heart
Quote byStephen Foster · 1826–1864
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: My Old Kentucky Home. Reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)..
English (original)
The day goes by like a shadow o’er the heart, With sorrow where all was delight; The time has come when the darkies have to part: Then my old Kentucky home, good night!
— Stephen Foster
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