Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806–1861) English poet, author
The Dead Pan; reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)..
“At sea on a ship in a thunderstorm
on the very night the Christ was born
a sailor heard from overhead
a mighty voice cry "Pan is Dead!"
So follow Christ as best you can
Pan is dead — Long live Pan!”
"The Return Of Pan"
Dream Harder (1993)
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