Quote by John Crowe Ransom

And a wandering beauty is a blade out of its scabbard. You know how dangerous, gentlemen of threescore? May you know it yet ten more.

And a wandering beauty is a blade out of its scabbard. You k

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This quote suggests that a beautiful and free-spirited person can be as unpredictable and potentially dangerous as a sharp blade removed from its protective sheath. The phrase "wandering beauty" refers to someone who is unconventional, independent, and possibly untamed, rather than conforming to societal norms. The speaker cryptically warns a group of gentlemen in their sixties that they may already be aware of this potential danger, and hopes that they will further understand and be cautious about it in the future.

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Beauty Gentlemen

By John Crowe Ransom

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