Unseen hands delay The coming of what seems close in ken, A… - Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton

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Unseen hands delay
The coming of what seems close in ken,
And, contrary, the moment when we say
"'Twill never come!" comes on us even then.

Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton

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Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton (8 November, 1831 – 24 November, 1891) was an English statesman, serving as Viceroy of India; and poet, under the pen name of Owen Meredith.

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Pen Names: Owen Meredith

Native Name: Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1. Earl of Lytton

Alternative Names: Robert Bulwer-Lytton • Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton • Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton • Edward Robert, Earl of Lytton • E. Robert Bulwer, Lord Lytton

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Unseen hands delay The coming of what seems close in ken, And, contrary, the moment when we say "'Twill never come!" comes on us even then. - Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton

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