footprints on the sands of time
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I Was Here – BeyoncéIt starts, "I wanna leave my footprints on the sands of time", which is such an amazing line.
From The Guardian • Aug. 7, 2012
Suddenly she spied footprints on the sands of time.
From New Chronicles of Rebecca by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith
No man can live on earth without leaving, "footprints on the sands of time," which will influence those who come after him for good or evil.
From Life and Literature Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers, and classified in alphabetical order by Richardson, John Purver
Thus, in the best-known of his earlier poems, "A Psalm of Life," he uses the famous metaphor of "footprints on the sands of time."
From Outlines of English and American Literature : an Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived by Long, William Joseph
They will be rewarded, for they have left their "footprints on the sands of time."
From History of the Eighty-sixth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, during its term of service by Kinnear, John R.
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