Carolina QuotesThe incalculable Up-and-Down of Time.
Sidney Lanier Connected to the Carolinas
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"Clover", reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
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- 1919
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“The incalculable Up-and-Down of Time.” Sidney Lanier. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-A6452D8564. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/a6452d8564
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