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Our age has lost much of its ear for poetry, as it has its eye for color and line, and its taste for war and worship, wine and women.
— Henry Adams
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Our age has lost much of its ear for poetry, as it has its eye for color and line, and its taste for war and worship, wine and women." in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Henry Adams
Henry Brooks Adams (16 February 1838 – 27 March 1918) was a U.S. historian, journalist, novelist and educator. He was the great-grandson of John Adams, grandson of John Quincy Adams and son of Charles Francis Adams, Sr.
About Henry Adams
Henry Brooks Adams (16 February 1838 – 27 March 1918) was a U.S. historian, journalist, novelist and educator. He was the great-grandson of John Adams, grandson of John Quincy Adams and son of Charles Francis Adams, Sr.
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