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Lays of Sorrow No.1

And so it fell upon a day,
(That is, it never rose again)

— Lewis Carroll

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "And so it fell upon a day,
(That is, it never rose again)" in the context of "Lays of Sorrow No.1" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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About Lewis Carroll

Lewis Carroll (born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson 27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898) was an English author, mathematician, Anglican clergyman, logician, and amateur photographer. His father was Charles Dodgson (archdeacon), his great-grandfather was Charles Dodgson (bishop) and his nephew was Stuart Dodgson Collingwood.