"The Fourth Sunday after Easter", p. 102.
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The watchful mother tarries nigh
Though sleep have closed her infant's eye,
For should he wake, and find her gone,
She knows she could not bear his moan.
— John Keble
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The watchful mother tarries nigh
Though sleep have closed her infant's eye,
For should he wake, and find her gone,
She knows she could not bear his moan." in the context of ""The Fourth Sunday after Easter", p. 102." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "John Keble" (Quotes, The Christian Year (1827): The Christian Year (London: Humphrey Milford, 1827))
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About John Keble
John Keble (25 April 1792 – 29 March 1866) was an English churchman, one of the leaders of the Oxford Movement, and gave his name to Keble College, Oxford.
About John Keble
John Keble (25 April 1792 – 29 March 1866) was an English churchman, one of the leaders of the Oxford Movement, and gave his name to Keble College, Oxford.
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