"Come, let us make love deathless", in Deirdre Wed, and Other Poems (London: Methuen & Co., 1901), p. 69
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Come, let us make love deathless, thou and I, Seeing that our footing on the Earth is brief— Seeing that her multitudes sweep out to die Mocking at all that passes their belief.
— Herbert Trench
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Come, let us make love deathless, thou and I, Seeing that our footing on the Earth is brief— Seeing that her multitudes sweep out to die Mocking at all that passes their belief." in the context of ""Come, let us make love deathless", in Deirdre Wed, and Other Poems (London: Methuen & Co., 1901), p. 69" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Herbert Trench
Frederic Herbert Trench (12 November 1865 – 11 June 1923) was an Irish poet.
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