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Edmund Clarence Stedman on Fate

1833–1908 United States

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Alas, by what rude fate
Our lives, like ships at sea, an instant meet,
Then part forever on their courses fleet.

What if there be a fated day
When the Faery Isle shall pass away,
And its beautiful groves and fountains seem
The myths of a long, delicious dream!

Elfin Song (1850)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Edmund Clarence Stedman (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.