| John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 7653 |
| AUTHOR: | Alexander Smith (1830–1867) |
| QUOTATION: | We twain have met like the ships upon the sea, 1
Who hold an hour’s converse, so short, so sweet;
One little hour! And then, away they speed
On lonely paths, through mist and cloud and foam,
To meet no more. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | A Life Drama. Part iv. |
| | Note 1.
Longfellow: The Theologian’s Tale: Elizabeth, page 644. Thomas Moore: The Meeting of the Ships, page 644, note. Edward Bulwer-Lytton: A Lament, page 631. [back] |
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