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His golden locks time hath to silver turned; O time too swift! O swiftness never ceasing!

His golden locks time hath to silver turned; O time too swift! O swiftness never ceasing!

Approximate author period: c. 1575 AD · renaissance

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Author or tradition
George Peele
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Approximate author period: c. 1575 AD · renaissance
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Recorded source
Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations (1901) (1901 AD)

Quote1846 · printed citation: GEORGE PEELE: Sonnet, Polyhymnia.

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