"Third Evening".
“
No visitors shall yonder valley find.
Except the spirits of the rain and wind:
Here you must bide, my friends, with me entombed
In this dim crypt, where shelved around us lie
The mummied authors.
— Bayard Taylor
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "No visitors shall yonder valley find.
Except the spirits of the rain and wind:
Here you must bide, my friends, with me entombed
In this dim crypt, where shelved around us lie
The mummied authors." in the context of ""Third Evening"." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Bayard Taylor" (Quotes, The Poet's Journal (1863))
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About Bayard Taylor
Bayard Taylor (11 January 1825 – 19 December 1878) was an American poet, literary critic, translator, travel author, and diplomat.
About Bayard Taylor
Bayard Taylor (11 January 1825 – 19 December 1878) was an American poet, literary critic, translator, travel author, and diplomat.
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