'The evening of our life, love, shall go and / Come no more.'

Grayscale illustration of a man and a woman taking comfort in each other's arms against a dark background of trees.

A couple embrace in the evening, thinking of how the same day will come again, just as no other couple will live exactly as they had.

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George Eliot Archive , edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org

1893

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"Sweet Evenings Come and Go, Love" (Poetry)

Unknown, 'The evening of our life, love, shall go and / Come no more.', George Eliot Illustrations Gallery, George Eliot Archive , edited by Beverley Park Rilett. https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed September 7, 2026. https://georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/83334