Who said "Death is but crossing the world as friends do the seas."?

This quote is attributed to Alexandre Dumas, fils.

Death is but crossing the world as friends do the seas. - Alexandre Dumas, fils

"Death is but crossing the world as friends do the seas."

Alexandre Dumas, fils Death

Novelist Playwright French 1824–1895

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