The last line of each stanza
• This is often attributed to T. S. Eliot, who does indeed quote it in The Waste Land
• This is often attributed to T. S. Eliot, who does indeed quote it in The Waste Land
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Sweete Themmes runne softly, till I end my Song.
— Edmund Spenser
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Sweete Themmes runne softly, till I end my Song." in the context of "The last line of each stanza
• This is often attributed to T. S. Eliot, who does indeed quote it in The Waste Land" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Edmund Spenser
Edmund Spenser (c. 1552 – 13 January 1599) was an English poet, who wrote such pastorals as The Shepheardes Calendar, Astrophell and Colin Clouts Come Home Againe, but is most famous for the multi-layered allegorical romance, The Faerie Queene.
About Edmund Spenser
Edmund Spenser (c. 1552 – 13 January 1599) was an English poet, who wrote such pastorals as The Shepheardes Calendar, Astrophell and Colin Clouts Come Home Againe, but is most famous for the multi-layered allegorical romance, The Faerie Queene.
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