It’s the first letter of eternity and end, and the last of time, space and race. Modern versions end on every place, which works just as well.
What is the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the beginning of every end and the end of every race?
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The letter E
Source: English parlour riddle, in Edith B. Ordway, The Handbook of Conundrums, 1914