Alas! the great world goes its way, And takes its truth fro… - Arthur Hugh Clough

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Alas! the great world goes its way,
And takes its truth from each new day;
They do not quit, nor can retain,
Far less consider it again.

Arthur Hugh Clough

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Arthur Hugh Clough (January 1, 1819 – November 13, 1861) was an English poet, and the brother of Anne Clough.

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No graven images may be
Worshipped, except the currency.

Truth is a golden thread, seen here and there
In small bright specks upon the visible side
Of our strange being’s party-coloured web.

There is a great Field-Marshal, my friend, who arrays our battalions;
Let us to Providence trust, and abide and work in our stations.

Alas! the great world goes its way, And takes its truth from each new day; They do not quit, nor can retain, Far less consider it again. - Arthur Hugh Clough

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