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EPIGRAM by JOHN BYROM

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First Line: TIME THAT IS PAST THOU NEVER CANST RECAL
Last Line: NOW, NOW IMPROVE, THEN, WHILST THOU CANST, THE HOUR.
TIME that is past thou never canst recal;
Of time to come thou art not sure at all;
Time present only is within thy pow'r;
Now, now improve, then, whilst thou canst, the hour.



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