Lord Byron, English Bards and Scotch Reviewers (1809), line 826.
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So the struck eagle, stretch'd upon the plain, No more through rolling clouds to soar again, View'd his own feather on the fatal dart, And wing'd the shaft that quiver'd in his heart.
— Lord Byron on Eagles
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "So the struck eagle, stretch'd upon the plain, No more through rolling clouds to soar again, View'd his own feather on the fatal dart, And wing'd the shaft that quiver'd in his heart." in the context of "Lord Byron, English Bards and Scotch Reviewers (1809), line 826." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Eagles" (Quotes, The eagle shot with an eagle-feather arrow)
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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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