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" From too much love of living,
From hope and fear set free,
We thank with brief thanksgiving
Whatever gods may be
That no life lives forever;
That dead men rise up never;
That even the weariest river
Winds somewhere safe to sea. "

Algernon Charles Swinburne


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Algernon Charles Swinburne quote : From too much love of living,<br />From hope and fear set free,<br />We thank with brief thanksgiving<br />Whatever gods may be<br />That no life lives forever;<br />That dead men rise up never;<br />That even the weariest river<br />Winds somewhere safe to sea.