Part IV : The End of the Quest
“
Like the dawn upon a dream
Slowly through the scented gloom
Crept once more the ruddy gleam
O'er the friendly nursery room.
There, before our waking eyes,
Large and ghostly, white and dim,
Dreamed the Flower that never dies,
Opening wide its rosy rim.
— Alfred Noyes
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Like the dawn upon a dream
Slowly through the scented gloom
Crept once more the ruddy gleam
O'er the friendly nursery room.
There, before our waking eyes,
Large and ghostly, white and dim,
Dreamed the Flower that never dies,
Opening wide its rosy rim." in the context of "Part IV : The End of the Quest" 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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