Joaquin Miller, Pace Implora.
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Better sit still where born, I say, Wed one sweet woman and love her well, Love and be loved in the old East way, Drink sweet waters, and dream in a spell, Than to wander in search of the Blessed Isles, And to sail the thousands of watery miles In search of love, and find you at last On the edge of the world, and a curs'd outcast.
— Joaquin Miller on Travel
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Better sit still where born, I say, Wed one sweet woman and love her well, Love and be loved in the old East way, Drink sweet waters, and dream in a spell, Than to wander in search of the Blessed Isles, And to sail the thousands of watery miles In search of love, and find you at last On the edge of the world, and a curs'd outcast." in the context of "Joaquin Miller, Pace Implora." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Travel" (Quotes, Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 809-11.)
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About Joaquin Miller
Joaquin Miller (September 8, 1837 – February 17, 1913) was the pen name of the American poet, essayist and fabulist Cincinnatus Heine (or Hiner) Miller.
About Joaquin Miller
Joaquin Miller (September 8, 1837 – February 17, 1913) was the pen name of the American poet, essayist and fabulist Cincinnatus Heine (or Hiner) Miller.
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