George Herbert, The Church, Whitsunday.
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Listen, sweet Dove, unto my song, And spread thy golden wings in me; Hatching my tender heart so long, Till it get wing, and flie away with Thee.
— George Herbert on Doves
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Listen, sweet Dove, unto my song, And spread thy golden wings in me; Hatching my tender heart so long, Till it get wing, and flie away with Thee." in the context of "George Herbert, The Church, Whitsunday." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Doves" (Quotes, Doves, Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 201.)
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About George Herbert
George Herbert (April 3, 1593 – March 1, 1633) was an English poet and orator.
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