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The light of other days is faded,
And all their glories past.
The light of other days is faded,
And all their glories past.
I cannot sing the old songs, Or dream those dreams again,
I cannot sing the old songs, Or dream those dreams again,
The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.
The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.
The past is prophetic in that it asserts loudly that wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows.
The past is prophetic in that it asserts loudly that wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows.
The Present is the living sum-total of the whole Past.
The Present is the living sum-total of the whole Past.
Nostalgia is a seductive liar.
Nostalgia is a seductive liar.
No traces left of all the busy scene,
But that remembrances says: The things have been.
No traces left of all the busy scene,
But that remembrances says: The things have been.
Not heaven itself upon the past has power;
But what has been, has been, and I have had my read more
Not heaven itself upon the past has power;
But what has been, has been, and I have had my hour.
The next day is never so good as the day before.
The next day is never so good as the day before.
