"Sleep and Poetry", st. 5
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Stop and consider! life is but a day;
A fragile dew-drop on its perilous way
From a tree's summit.
— John Keats
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Stop and consider! life is but a day;
A fragile dew-drop on its perilous way
From a tree's summit." in the context of ""Sleep and Poetry", st. 5" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "John Keats" (Quotes, Poems (1817))
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About John Keats
John Keats (October 31, 1795 – February 23, 1821) was one of the principal poets of the English Romantic movement.
About John Keats
John Keats (October 31, 1795 – February 23, 1821) was one of the principal poets of the English Romantic movement.
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