No. IV
“
Hush, call no echo up in further proof
Of desolation! there's a voice within
That weeps . . . as thou must sing . . . alone, aloof.
— Elizabeth Barrett Browning
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Hush, call no echo up in further proof
Of desolation! there's a voice within
That weeps . . . as thou must sing . . . alone, aloof." in the context of "No. IV" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Elizabeth Barrett Browning" (Quotes, Sonnets from the Portuguese (1850): Full text online )
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About Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Elizabeth Barrett Browning (March 6 1806 – June 29 1861) was an English poet and the wife of Robert Browning.
About Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Elizabeth Barrett Browning (March 6 1806 – June 29 1861) was an English poet and the wife of Robert Browning.
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