What are the wild Waves saying?, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
“
What are the wild waves saying,
Sister, the whole day long,
That ever amid our playing
I hear but their low, lone song?
— Joseph Edwards Carpenter
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Sister, the whole day long,
That ever amid our playing
I hear but their low, lone song?" in the context of "What are the wild Waves saying?, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Joseph Edwards Carpenter
Joseph Edwards Carpenter (2 November 1813 – 6 May 1885) was an English playwright and songwriter.
About Joseph Edwards Carpenter
Joseph Edwards Carpenter (2 November 1813 – 6 May 1885) was an English playwright and songwriter.
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