I felt the World a-spinning on its Nave, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)
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My feet are heavy now but on I go,
My head erect beneath the tragic years.
— John Davidson (poet)
What It Means
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My head erect beneath the tragic years." in the context of "I felt the World a-spinning on its Nave, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About John Davidson (poet)
John Davidson (April 11, 1857 – March 23, 1909) was a Scottish journalist, playwright, fiction-writer and translator, but is best remembered as a poet.
About John Davidson (poet)
John Davidson (April 11, 1857 – March 23, 1909) was a Scottish journalist, playwright, fiction-writer and translator, but is best remembered as a poet.
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