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The course of my long life hath reached at last, In fragile bark o'er a tempestuous sea, The common harbor, where must rendered be, Account of all the actions of the past.

The course of my long life hath reached at last, In fragile bark o'er a tempestuous sea, The common harbor, where must rendered be, Account of all the actions of the past.
Longfellow (identity unresolved)

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Hoyt’s New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1922) (1922 AD)

Printed page 15 · quotation 5 · Longfellow · Old Age.

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