Leigh Hunt, The Nun
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If you become a Nun, dear, The bishop Love will be; The Cupids every one, dear! Will chant—'We trust in thee!'
— Leigh Hunt on Poetry about love
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "If you become a Nun, dear, The bishop Love will be; The Cupids every one, dear! Will chant—'We trust in thee!'" in the context of "Leigh Hunt, The Nun" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Poetry about love" (Hoyt's New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 464-84.)
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About Leigh Hunt
James Henry Leigh Hunt (October 19, 1784 – August 28, 1859) was an English poet and essayist.
About Leigh Hunt
James Henry Leigh Hunt (October 19, 1784 – August 28, 1859) was an English poet and essayist.
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