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Shall lord it but a day;
Better the lowly deed were done,
And kept the humble way." - Meaning and context.">
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Who drives the horses of the sun
Shall lord it but a day;
Better the lowly deed were done,
And kept the humble way.

— John Vance Cheney

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Who drives the horses of the sun
Shall lord it but a day;
Better the lowly deed were done,
And kept the humble way.
" in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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John Vance Cheney

About John Vance Cheney

John Vance Cheney (29 December 1848 – 1 May 1922) was an American poet.