ASK THE GLOBE

From: The Boston Globe | Date: June 5, 2001 | Copyright information

Q. Please name the author of the line: "Grow old along with me!"

J.F., Peabody

A. The English poet Robert Browning used those lines in his poem Rabbi Ben Ezra. He wrote: "Grow old along wit...

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