Hail the mild morning, where the dawn began,
The full fruition of the hopes of man.
Where sage Experience seals the sacred cause,
And that rare union, Liberty and Laws,
Speaks to the reas'ning race “to freedom rise,
Like them be equal, and like them be wise." " - Meaning and context.">
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Hail the mild morning, where the dawn began,
The full fruition of the hopes of man.
Where sage Experience seals the sacred cause,
And that rare union, Liberty and Laws,
Speaks to the reas'ning race “to freedom rise,
Like them be equal, and like them be wise."

— Joel Barlow

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Hail the mild morning, where the dawn began,
The full fruition of the hopes of man.
Where sage Experience seals the sacred cause,
And that rare union, Liberty and Laws,
Speaks to the reas'ning race “to freedom rise,
Like them be equal, and like them be wise."
" in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Joel Barlow

About Joel Barlow

Joel Barlow (24 March 1754 – 26 December 1812) was an American poet and diplomat.