Untitled ("'Tis Now, Since I Sat Down Before"), st. 1
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'Tis now, since I sat down before
That foolish fort, a heart,
(Time strangely spent), a year and more,
And still I did my part.
— John Suckling
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "'Tis now, since I sat down before
That foolish fort, a heart,
(Time strangely spent), a year and more,
And still I did my part." in the context of "Untitled ("'Tis Now, Since I Sat Down Before"), st. 1" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "John Suckling" (Quotes, Fragmenta Aurea (1646, 1648, 1658))
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About John Suckling
Sir John Suckling (10 February 1609 – after May 1641) was an English poet, prominent among those renowned for careless gaiety and wit – the accomplishments of a cavalier poet. He also invented the card game cribbage.
About John Suckling
Sir John Suckling (10 February 1609 – after May 1641) was an English poet, prominent among those renowned for careless gaiety and wit – the accomplishments of a cavalier poet. He also invented the card game cribbage.
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