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A Serenade, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
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Look out upon the stars, my love,
And shame them with thine eyes.

— Edward Coote Pinkney

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Look out upon the stars, my love,
And shame them with thine eyes." in the context of "A Serenade, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Edward Coote Pinkney

About Edward Coote Pinkney

Edward Coote Pinkney (October 1, 1802 – April 11, 1828) was an American poet, lawyer, sailor, professor, and editor.