"Forward" to Yesterdays 1910 edition
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How fleeting the sorrows of youth, how slight the foundations on which the young build towers of despair
— Ella Wheeler Wilcox
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "How fleeting the sorrows of youth, how slight the foundations on which the young build towers of despair" in the context of ""Forward" to Yesterdays 1910 edition" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (5 November 1850 – 30 October 1919) was an American poet.
About Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (5 November 1850 – 30 October 1919) was an American poet.
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