Thomas Hardy, "In Time of 'The Breaking of Nations'" (1917)
“
Yonder a maid and her wight
Come whispering by:
War's annals will cloud into night
Ere their story die.
— Maiden
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Yonder a maid and her wight
Come whispering by:
War's annals will cloud into night
Ere their story die." in the context of "Thomas Hardy, "In Time of 'The Breaking of Nations'" (1917)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Maiden" (Quotes)
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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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