Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Daughters of Time, the hypocritic Days, Muffled and dumb like barefoot dervishes, And marching single in an endless file, Bring diadems and fagots in their hands.

Daughters of Time, the hypocritic Days, Muffled and dumb lik

Summary

This quote from Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem "Sonnet: England in 1819" describes the passage of time personified as daughters. Shelley portrays them as hypocrites, silenced like dervishes and moving forward one after the other. The reference to "diadems and fagots" symbolizes the power and destruction they carry. The quote captures the dual nature of time, highlighting its potential for both grandeur and harm. It conveys a sense of inevitability and the transformative impact of time on society.

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