Quote by Henry Alford Download Open image ““I used to be svelte but with age I have svelled. ”” — Henry Alford ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.1 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare
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Life is so short, so fast the lone hours fly, We ought to be together, you and I. — Henry Alford Copy Share Image
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I know not if the dark or bright shall be by lot; if that wherein my hopes delight be best or not. — Henry Alford Copy Share Image
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“"Man's life is of God, not of his goods, however abundant they may be.” — Henry Alford Copy Share Image
