Lines 64-70
“
Like Andromach, Hector's wife,
Was weary of her life,
When she had lost her joy,
Noble Hector of Troy;
In like manner alsó
Increaseth my deadly woe,
For my sparrow is go.
— John Skelton
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Like Andromach, Hector's wife,
Was weary of her life,
When she had lost her joy,
Noble Hector of Troy;
In like manner alsó
Increaseth my deadly woe,
For my sparrow is go.
" in the context of "Lines 64-70" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "John Skelton" (Quotes, Jane Scroop (her lament for Philip Sparrow) (likely written c. 1505–1509): Lines 1–844 were likely written before Jane Scroop's mother, Lady Eleanor, died in 1505; lines 1268–1382 (the "addicyon") were written after 1509.)
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About John Skelton
John Skelton (c. 1460 – June 21, 1529) was an English poet, variously asserted to have been born in Armathwaite, Cumberland, or Yorkshire. Many of his works included scathing indictments of the church or church figures, and although they were likely circulated in his day, they were not officially published until some time after his death.
About John Skelton
John Skelton (c. 1460 – June 21, 1529) was an English poet, variously asserted to have been born in Armathwaite, Cumberland, or Yorkshire. Many of his works included scathing indictments of the church or church figures, and although they were likely circulated in his day, they were not officially published until some time after his death.
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