'T is now the summer of your youth. Time has not cropt the roses from your cheek, though sorrow long has washed them.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The person is still in their youthful prime, despite having experienced sorrow.
- In plain terms
- You are still young and beautiful even though you have been sad.
- What can you take from it?
- Youth remains despite past sorrow.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does sorrow mark the body?
- How do you measure youth?
Another view
It relies on physical appearance as a measure of youth.
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