Part VI, Priscilla.
“
It is the fate of a woman
Long to be patient and silent, to wait like a ghost that is speechless,
Till some questioning voice dissolves the spell of its silence.
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Long to be patient and silent, to wait like a ghost that is speechless,
Till some questioning voice dissolves the spell of its silence." in the context of "Part VI, Priscilla." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (27 February 1807 – 24 March 1882) was an American poet and one of the five members of the group known as the Fireside Poets.
About Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (27 February 1807 – 24 March 1882) was an American poet and one of the five members of the group known as the Fireside Poets.
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