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L'eternite est une pendule, dont le balancier dit et redit sans cesse ces deux mots seulement dans le silence des tombeaux: "Toujours! jamais! Jamais! toujours! " -- JACQUES BRIDAINE.
Somewhat back from the village street / Stands the old-fashioned country-seat. / Across its antique portico / Tall poplar-trees their shadows throw; / And from its station in the hall / An ancient timepiece says to all, -- / "Forever -- never! / Never -- forever!"