Francisco de Quevedo, From the Tower
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Withdrawn into the peace of this desert, along with some books, few but wise, I live in conversation with the deceased, and listen to the dead with my eyes.
— Francisco de Quevedo on Death
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Withdrawn into the peace of this desert, along with some books, few but wise, I live in conversation with the deceased, and listen to the dead with my eyes." in the context of "Francisco de Quevedo, From the Tower" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Francisco de Quevedo
Francisco Gómez de Quevedo y Santibáñez Villegas, (14 September 1580 – 8 September 1645) was a Spanish nobleman, politician and writer of the Baroque era.
About Francisco de Quevedo
Francisco Gómez de Quevedo y Santibáñez Villegas, (14 September 1580 – 8 September 1645) was a Spanish nobleman, politician and writer of the Baroque era.
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