How small a part of time they share That are so wondrous sweet and fair!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The quote suggests that beautiful and fair things occupy very little of our time.
- In plain terms
- Beautiful things do not last long in time.
- What can you take from it?
- Appreciate beauty while it is here because it is brief.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do we associate beauty with brevity?
- How do we cope with things disappearing?
Another view
Not all beautiful things are short-lived.
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Go, lovely rose! Tell her that wastes her time and me That now she knows, When I resemble her to thee, How sweet and fair she seems to be.
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