Prelude
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They wouldn't mourn for Peterkin, merry little Peterkin.
Put away your muskets, lay aside the drum,
Hang it by the wooden sword we made for little Peterkin!
— Alfred Noyes
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "They wouldn't mourn for Peterkin, merry little Peterkin.
Put away your muskets, lay aside the drum,
Hang it by the wooden sword we made for little Peterkin!" in the context of "Prelude" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Alfred Noyes" (Quotes, The Flower of Old Japan and Other Poems (1907): Full text online, Forest of Wild Thyme)
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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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