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The Hanging of the Crane (1874) p. 31
“

He speaketh not; and yet there lies
A conversation in his eyes.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "He speaketh not; and yet there lies
A conversation in his eyes." in the context of "The Hanging of the Crane (1874) p. 31" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

About Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (27 February 1807 – 24 March 1882) was an American poet and one of the five members of the group known as the Fireside Poets.