John Keats, "I Stood Tiptoe Upon a Little Hill".

Open afresh your round of starry folds, Ye ardent marigolds! Dry up the moisture from your golden lips.

— John Keats on Marigolds

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Open afresh your round of starry folds, Ye ardent marigolds! Dry up the moisture from your golden lips." in the context of "John Keats, "I Stood Tiptoe Upon a Little Hill"." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Source: Wikiquote: "Marigolds" (Quotes, Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922): Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), pp. 494-495.) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app
John Keats

About John Keats

John Keats (October 31, 1795 – February 23, 1821) was one of the principal poets of the English Romantic movement.