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But now, severed from the companion of my infancy, the partaker of all my thoughts, my cares, and my wishes, I was like one set afloat upon a stormy sea, hanging his safety upon a plank; night was closing upon him, and an unexpected surge had torn him from his hold and overwhelmed him forever.
— Charles Brockden Brown
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "But now, severed from the companion of my infancy, the partaker of all my thoughts, my cares, and my wishes, I was like one set afloat upon a stormy sea, hanging his safety upon a plank; night was closing upon him, and an unexpected surge had torn him from his hold and overwhelmed him forever." in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Charles Brockden Brown
Charles Brockden Brown (17 January 1771 – 22 February 1810) was an American novelist, historian, and editor of the Early National period, generally regarded by scholars as the most ambitious and accomplished US novelist before James Fenimore Cooper.
About Charles Brockden Brown
Charles Brockden Brown (17 January 1771 – 22 February 1810) was an American novelist, historian, and editor of the Early National period, generally regarded by scholars as the most ambitious and accomplished US novelist before James Fenimore Cooper.
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