W. H. Auden Introduction to Red Ribbon on a White Horse
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Reading Miss Yezierska's book sets me thinking again about that famous and curious statement in the Preamble to the Constitution about the self-evident right of all men to "the pursuit of happiness," for I have read few accounts of such a pursuit as truthful and moving as hers.

— W. H. Auden Introduction

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Reading Miss Yezierska's book sets me thinking again about that famous and curious statement in the Preamble to the Constitution about the self-evident right of all men to "the pursuit of happiness," for I have read few accounts of such a pursuit as truthful and moving as hers." in the context of "W. H. Auden Introduction to Red Ribbon on a White Horse" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Anzia Yezierska

About Anzia Yezierska

Anzia Yezierska (c. 1880 – 1970) was a novelist born in Pinsk, Congress Poland, Russian Empire who migrated to New York City.