"I Wake and Feel the Fell of Dark, Not Day", lines 1-3
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I wake and feel the fell of dark, not day.
What hours, O what black hoürs we have spent
This night!
— Gerard Manley Hopkins
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I wake and feel the fell of dark, not day.
What hours, O what black hoürs we have spent
This night!" in the context of ""I Wake and Feel the Fell of Dark, Not Day", lines 1-3" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Gerard Manley Hopkins" (Quotes, Wessex Poems and Other Verses (1918): Online at Bartleby.com)
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About Gerard Manley Hopkins
Gerard Manley Hopkins (28 July 1844 – 8 June 1889) was a Jesuit priest and English poet whose posthumous, 20th-century fame established him among the finest Victorian poets. His experimental explorations in prosody (especially in regard to sprung rhythm) and his vibrant use of imagery established him as both an original and daring innovator in a period of largely traditional verse.
About Gerard Manley Hopkins
Gerard Manley Hopkins (28 July 1844 – 8 June 1889) was a Jesuit priest and English poet whose posthumous, 20th-century fame established him among the finest Victorian poets. His experimental explorations in prosody (especially in regard to sprung rhythm) and his vibrant use of imagery established him as both an original and daring innovator in a period of largely traditional verse.
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