"Behold him setting in his western skies, The shadows lengthening as the vapours rise."

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PoetryWorks by John Dryden
Original Language: English

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:Young, Night Thoughts, v, l. 661: "Like our Shadows, / Our Wishes lengthen, as our Sun declines."