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Like driftwood spares which meet and pass Upon the boundless ocean-plain, So on the sea of life, alas! Man nears man, meets, and leaves again.

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Matthew Arnold
Age: 65 †
Born: 1822
Born: December 24
Died: 1888
Died: April 15
Journalist
Literary Critic
Poet
School Inspector
University Teacher
Writer
Laleham
Surrey
Men
Alas
Life
Plain
Like
Leaves
Pass
Nears
Sea
Driftwood
Ocean
Meets
Meet
Boundless
Upon
Spares

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