“The days of wine and roses laugh and run away like a child at playThrough the meadow land toward a closing doorA door marked "nevermore" that wasn't there before”
Quote by Johnny Mercer
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Johnny Mercer
Johnny Mercer was an American lyricist, composer, and singer, renowned for his significant contributions to the American music industry, especially during the Great Depression and World War II era. His career spanned over five decades, during which he penned over 1,000 songs, many of which have become enduring standards in the American songbook. more
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Source: The Miscellaneous Works of the Rev. Matthew Henry: Containing in Addition to Those Heretofore Published, Numerous Sermons Now First Printed from the Original Mss. : an Appendix on what Christ is Made to Believers,in Forty Real Benefits,by Philip Henry... : Funeral Sermons for Mr. and Mrs. Henry, by the Rev. Matthew Henry : Funeral Sermons on Mr. Matthew Henry, by W. Tong, John Reynolds, and Dr. Williams
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