Fiddler Jones
“
I never started to plow in my life
That some one did not stop in the road
And take me away to a dance or picnic.
I ended up with forty acres;
I ended up with a broken fiddle —
And a broken laugh, and a thousand memories,
And not a single regret.
— Edgar Lee Masters
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I never started to plow in my life
That some one did not stop in the road
And take me away to a dance or picnic.
I ended up with forty acres;
I ended up with a broken fiddle —
And a broken laugh, and a thousand memories,
And not a single regret." in the context of "Fiddler Jones" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Edgar Lee Masters" (Quotes)
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About Edgar Lee Masters
Edgar Lee Masters (23 August 1868 – 5 March 1950) was an American poet, biographer and dramatist. He is most famous for the Spoon River Anthology.
About Edgar Lee Masters
Edgar Lee Masters (23 August 1868 – 5 March 1950) was an American poet, biographer and dramatist. He is most famous for the Spoon River Anthology.
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