Part three, scene two ("The Great Improvisation"). Translated by Louise Varese.
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Kiedy spojrzę w kometę z całą mocą duszy,
Dopóki na nią patrzę, z miejsca się nie ruszy.
• Translation: If I gaze at a comet with all the strength of my soul,
It cannot stir from the spot while my eyes are upon it.
— Adam Mickiewicz
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Kiedy spojrzę w kometę z całą mocą duszy,
Dopóki na nią patrzę, z miejsca się nie ruszy.
• Translation: If I gaze at a comet with all the strength of my soul,
It cannot stir from the spot while my eyes are upon it." in the context of "Part three, scene two ("The Great Improvisation"). Translated by Louise Varese." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Adam Mickiewicz" (Quotes, Dziady (Forefathers' Eve) http://www.ap.krakow.pl/nkja/literature/polpoet/mic_fore.htm)
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About Adam Mickiewicz
Adam Bernard Mickiewicz (24 December 1798 – 26 November 1855) was a Polish poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator and political activist of Belarusian descent. He is regarded as national poet in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus. A principal figure in Polish Romanticism, he is one of Poland's "Three Bards" (Trzej Wieszcze) and is widely regarded as Poland's greatest poet. He is also considered one of the greatest Slavic and European poets and has been dubbed a "Slavic bard". A leading Romantic dramatist, he has been compared in Poland and Europe to Byron and Goethe.
About Adam Mickiewicz
Adam Bernard Mickiewicz (24 December 1798 – 26 November 1855) was a Polish poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator and political activist of Belarusian descent. He is regarded as national poet in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus. A principal figure in Polish Romanticism, he is one of Poland's "Three Bards" (Trzej Wieszcze) and is widely regarded as Poland's greatest poet. He is also considered one of the greatest Slavic and European poets and has been dubbed a "Slavic bard". A leading Romantic dramatist, he has been compared in Poland and Europe to Byron and Goethe.
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