No. 47; "For My Funeral", st. 3
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We now to peace and darkness
And earth and thee restore
Thy creature that thou madest
And wilt cast forth no more.
— A. E. Housman
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "We now to peace and darkness
And earth and thee restore
Thy creature that thou madest
And wilt cast forth no more." in the context of "No. 47; "For My Funeral", st. 3" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About A. E. Housman
Alfred Edward Housman (26 March 1859 – 30 April 1936), usually known as A.E. Housman, was an English poet and classical scholar, now best known for his cycle of poems A Shropshire Lad.
About A. E. Housman
Alfred Edward Housman (26 March 1859 – 30 April 1936), usually known as A.E. Housman, was an English poet and classical scholar, now best known for his cycle of poems A Shropshire Lad.
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