Epithalamium, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
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I saw two clouds at morning,
Tinged with the rising sun,
And in the dawn they floated on,
And mingled into one.
I thought that morning cloud was blest,
It moved so sweetly to the West.
— John Gardiner Calkins Brainard
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I saw two clouds at morning,
Tinged with the rising sun,
And in the dawn they floated on,
And mingled into one.
I thought that morning cloud was blest,
It moved so sweetly to the West." in the context of "Epithalamium, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About John Gardiner Calkins Brainard
John Gardiner Calkins Brainard (1795 – 1828) was a short-lived American lawyer, editor and poet.
About John Gardiner Calkins Brainard
John Gardiner Calkins Brainard (1795 – 1828) was a short-lived American lawyer, editor and poet.
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