3
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When strawberries go begging, and the sleek
Blue plums lie open to the blackbird’s beak,
We shall live well — we shall live very well.
— Elinor Wylie
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "When strawberries go begging, and the sleek
Blue plums lie open to the blackbird’s beak,
We shall live well — we shall live very well." in the context of "3" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Elinor Wylie" (Quotes, Nets to Catch the Wind (1921): Full text online at Project Gutenberg, Wild Peaches: Full text online at Poetry Foundation )
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About Elinor Wylie
Elinor Morton Wylie (7 September 1885 – 16 December 1928) was an American poet and novelist popular in the 1920s and 1930s.
About Elinor Wylie
Elinor Morton Wylie (7 September 1885 – 16 December 1928) was an American poet and novelist popular in the 1920s and 1930s.
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