Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Harvest Moon, reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 652.
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The song-birds leave us at the summer's close, Only the empty nests are left behind. And pipings of the quail among the sheaves.
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow on Birds
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The song-birds leave us at the summer's close, Only the empty nests are left behind. And pipings of the quail among the sheaves." in the context of "Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Harvest Moon, reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 652." 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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