| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 7984 |
| AUTHOR: | James Maurice Thompson (18441901) |
| QUOTATION: | She throws a kiss, and bids me run In whispers sweet as roses breath; I know I can not win the race, And at the end, I know, is death. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Atalantas Race. |
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