O wayfarer, to read what I have writ, And know by my fate what thy fate shall be. What..." — Alcuin" class="next-head">
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Here halt, I pray you, make a little stay, O wayfarer, to read what I have writ, And know by my fate what thy fate shall be. What thou art now, wayfarer, world renowned, I was: what I am now, so shall thou be. The world’s delight I followed with a heart Unsatisfied: ashes am I, and dust.