Fable, The Farmer's Wife and the Raven. Comparable to: "It wasn't for nothing that the raven was just now croaking on my left hand", Plautus, Aulularia, act iv. sc. 3
“
That raven on yon left-hand oak
(Curse on his ill-betiding croak!)
Bodes me no good.
— John Gay
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "That raven on yon left-hand oak
(Curse on his ill-betiding croak!)
Bodes me no good." in the context of "Fable, The Farmer's Wife and the Raven. Comparable to: "It wasn't for nothing that the raven was just now croaking on my left hand", Plautus, Aulularia, act iv. sc. 3" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "John Gay" (Quotes, Fables (1727))
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About John Gay
John Gay (30 June 1685 – 4 December 1732) was an English poet and dramatist. He is best remembered for The Beggar's Opera (1728), set to music by Johann Christoph Pepusch. The characters, including Captain Macheath and Polly Peachum, became household names.
About John Gay
John Gay (30 June 1685 – 4 December 1732) was an English poet and dramatist. He is best remembered for The Beggar's Opera (1728), set to music by Johann Christoph Pepusch. The characters, including Captain Macheath and Polly Peachum, became household names.
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