"New Approach Needed", about the Second Coming, (p. 27)
“
Should you revisit us
Stay a little longer
And get to know the place...
On local life we trust
The resident witness
Not the royal tourist.
— Kingsley Amis
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Should you revisit us
Stay a little longer
And get to know the place...
On local life we trust
The resident witness
Not the royal tourist." in the context of ""New Approach Needed", about the Second Coming, (p. 27)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Kingsley Amis" (Quotes, A Look Round the Estate: Poems, 1957–1967 (1968))
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About Kingsley Amis
Sir Kingsley William Amis (16 April 1922 – 22 October 1995) was an English novelist, poet, critic, teacher, and father of novelist Martin Amis.
About Kingsley Amis
Sir Kingsley William Amis (16 April 1922 – 22 October 1995) was an English novelist, poet, critic, teacher, and father of novelist Martin Amis.
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