Familiar Quotations / A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to / Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature

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Idylls of the King. Dedication.

It is the little rift within the lute

That by and by will make the music mute,

And ever widening slowly silence all.

Idylls of the King. Merlin and Vivien.

His honour rooted in dishonour stood,

And faith unfaithful kept him falsely true.

Idylls of the King. Launcelot and Elaine.

The old order changeth, yielding place to new;

And God fulfils himself in many ways,