Second chorus, lines 57-58.
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His life is a watch or a vision
Between a sleep and a sleep.
— Algernon Charles Swinburne
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "His life is a watch or a vision
Between a sleep and a sleep." in the context of "Second chorus, lines 57-58." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Algernon Charles Swinburne" (Quotes, Atalanta in Calydon (1865))
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About Algernon Charles Swinburne
Algernon Charles Swinburne (5 April 1837 – 10 April 1909) was an English poet.
About Algernon Charles Swinburne
Algernon Charles Swinburne (5 April 1837 – 10 April 1909) was an English poet.
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