Epilogue
“
Beauty is a fading flower,
Truth is but a wizard's tower,
Where a solemn death-bell tolls,
And a forest round it rolls.
— Alfred Noyes
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Beauty is a fading flower,
Truth is but a wizard's tower,
Where a solemn death-bell tolls,
And a forest round it rolls." in the context of "Epilogue" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Alfred Noyes" (Quotes, The Flower of Old Japan and Other Poems (1907): Full text online, The Flower of Old Japan)
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About Alfred Noyes
Alfred Noyes (16 September 1880 – 28 June 1958) was an English poet, short-story writer and playwright.
About Alfred Noyes
Alfred Noyes (16 September 1880 – 28 June 1958) was an English poet, short-story writer and playwright.
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