Dinah Craik, Thirty Years, A Christmas Blessing.
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As we sail through life towards death, Bound unto the same port—heaven,— Friend, what years could us divide?
— Dinah Craik on Friendship
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "As we sail through life towards death, Bound unto the same port—heaven,— Friend, what years could us divide?" in the context of "Dinah Craik, Thirty Years, A Christmas Blessing." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Friendship" (Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), "Friends", p. 296-300; "Friendship", p. 300-302.
[[File:John George Brown - Sympathy (1885).jpg|thumb|right|I would not enter on my list of friends
(Though graced with polish'd manners and fine sense,
Yet wanting sensibility) the man
Who needlessly sets foot upon a worm. ~ William Cowper]])
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About Dinah Craik
Dinah Maria Mulock Craik (20 April 1826 – 12 October 1887) was an English novelist and poet. Born Dinah Maria Mulock, the name under which her first works were published, her work has also been presented as by Dinah Craik, Dinah Maria Craik, Dinah Mulock Craik, and simply Miss Mulock or Mrs. Craik.
About Dinah Craik
Dinah Maria Mulock Craik (20 April 1826 – 12 October 1887) was an English novelist and poet. Born Dinah Maria Mulock, the name under which her first works were published, her work has also been presented as by Dinah Craik, Dinah Maria Craik, Dinah Mulock Craik, and simply Miss Mulock or Mrs. Craik.
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