Not heaven itself upon the past has power;
But what has been, has been, and I have had my hour.
-- John Dryden (1631-1700)
-- Imitation of Horace, Book iii, Ode 29, Line 71
But what has been, has been, and I have had my hour.
-- John Dryden (1631-1700)
-- Imitation of Horace, Book iii, Ode 29, Line 71
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