George Wither, "The Lover's Resolution"
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Shall I, wasting in despair, Die because a woman's fair? Or make pale my cheeks with care 'Cause another's rosy are? Be she fairer than the day, Or the flow'ry meads in May, If she think not well of me, What care I how fair she be?
— George Wither on Walter Raleigh
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Shall I, wasting in despair, Die because a woman's fair? Or make pale my cheeks with care 'Cause another's rosy are? Be she fairer than the day, Or the flow'ry meads in May, If she think not well of me, What care I how fair she be?" in the context of "George Wither, "The Lover's Resolution"" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Walter Raleigh" (Misattributed)
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About George Wither
George Wither (June 11, 1588 – May 2, 1667) was an English poet and satirist.
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