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EPIGRAM ON AN HOUR-GLASS by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643)

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First Line: THE TRUEST HOUR-GLASS LIES; FOR, YOU'LL CONFESS
Last Line: ALL HOLES GROW BIGGER, AND THE SAND GROWS LESS.
Subject(s): HOURGLASSES;
THE truest hour-glass lies; for, you'll confess,
All holes grow bigger, and the sand grows less.



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