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Better to sink beneath the shock
Than moulder piecemeal on the rock.
— Lord Byron
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Better to sink beneath the shock
Than moulder piecemeal on the rock." in the context of "Line 969." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Lord Byron" (Quotes, The Giaour (1813))
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About Lord Byron
George Gordon (Noel) Byron, 6th Baron Byron (January 22 1788 – April 19 1824), generally known as Lord Byron, was an English poet and leading figure in Romanticism. He was the father of the mathematician Ada Lovelace.
About Lord Byron
George Gordon (Noel) Byron, 6th Baron Byron (January 22 1788 – April 19 1824), generally known as Lord Byron, was an English poet and leading figure in Romanticism. He was the father of the mathematician Ada Lovelace.
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