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Charles Dye wrote:
" Because I could not stop for Death,
He kindly stopped for me;
The carriage held but just ourselves
And immortality.
Nope, it's actually a little-known verse of the Coca-Cola theme song, the one you hear on TV around Christmastime.
Isn't it associated with the London department store Dickens 'n' Jones? It goes with their famous advertising lines:
My shop closed twice before it closed;
It yet remains to see
If opening hours unveil
A Sale Event for me.
Have we milked this one dry yet?
corncrake