by George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788 - 1824)
For time at last sets all things even
Language: English
For time at last sets all things even -- And if we do but watch the hour, There never yet was human power Which could evade, if unforgiven, The patient search and vigil long Of him who treasures up a wrong.
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Authorship:
- by George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron (1788 - 1824), appears in Mazeppa, last several lines of part X [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Apollon Nikolayevich Maykov (1821 - 1897) , no title, appears in Mazepa ; composed by Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Aliabev.
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This text was added to the website: 2009-11-23
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Word count: 40