Things bygone are the only things that last: The Present is mere grass, quick-mown… — Eugene Lee-Hamilton

Things bygone are the only things that last: The Present is mere grass, quick-mown away; The Past is stone, and stands for ever fast.

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Lee-Hamilton, Eugene. "Roman Baths." Sonnets of the Wingless Hours. Chicago and Cambridge: Stone & Kimball, 1894.

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