Lord Byron
“
Maidens, like moths, are ever caught by glare,
And Mammon wins his way where seraphs might despair.
— Maiden
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Maidens, like moths, are ever caught by glare,
And Mammon wins his way where seraphs might despair." in the context of "Lord Byron" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Maiden" (Quotes, A Dictionary of Similes: Reported in: Frank J. Wilstach, ed. A Dictionary of Similes (1916))
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About Maiden
A maiden or maid is a female virgin or, more broadly, merely an unmarried young woman or girl. Related terms include damsel and wench.
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