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TIME by JOHANN CHRISTOPH FRIEDRICH VON SCHILLER

First Line: THREEFOLD THE STRIDE OF TIME, FROM FIRST TO LAST
Last Line: AND MOTIONLESS FOREVER STANDS THE PAST.
Subject(s): TIME;

Threefold the stride of Time, from first to last!
Loitering slow, the Future creepeth—
Arrow-swift, the Present sweepeth—
And motionless forever stands the Past.



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