An end to all, an end:
I cannot, having been your lover,
Stoop to become your friend!" - Meaning and context.">
After Love, st. 3 (1892).
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And I would have, now love is over,
An end to all, an end:
I cannot, having been your lover,
Stoop to become your friend!

— Arthur Symons

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "And I would have, now love is over,
An end to all, an end:
I cannot, having been your lover,
Stoop to become your friend!" in the context of "After Love, st. 3 (1892)." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Arthur Symons

About Arthur Symons

Arthur William Symons (February 28, 1865 – January 22, 1945) was a British poet and critic.