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> [Straight is the way to Acheron, Whether the spirit's race is run From Athens or from Meroe: Weep not, far from home to die; The wind doth blow in every sky That wafts us to that doleful sea.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-addington-symonds/straight-is-the-way-to-acheron-whether-the-spirit-s-race-is-run-from/)

John Addington Symonds

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## Other authors on Acheron

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## More by John Addington Symonds

> [It is great to get praise from the lips of taciturnity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-addington-symonds/it-is-great-to-get-praise-from-the-lips-of-taciturnity/)

John Addington Symonds

> [No seed shall perish which the soul hath sown.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-addington-symonds/no-seed-shall-perish-which-the-soul-hath-sown/)

John Addington Symonds

> [These things shall be! A loftier race Than e'er the world hath known shall rise, With flame of freedom in their souls, And light…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-addington-symonds/these-things-shall-be-a-loftier-race-than-e-er-the-world-hath-known/)

John Addington Symonds

> [Straight is the way to Acheron, Whether the spirit's race is run From Athens or from Meroe: Weep not, far from home to die;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-addington-symonds/straight-is-the-way-to-acheron-whether-the-spirit-s-race-is-run-from/)

John Addington Symonds

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