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

This quote is attributed to Alexandre Herculano.

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

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

Alexandre Herculano Death

Novelist Poet Portuguese 1810–1877

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