This day, Time winds th' exhausted chain, To run the twelvemonth's length again.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Time has finished another year and is ready to start the cycle again.
- In plain terms
- Another year has ended and the cycle starts again.
- What can you take from it?
- Time moves in cycles regardless of change.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you mark the passing of time?
- What changes when a cycle ends?
Another view
It describes time passively without urging action.
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