Two turtle doves will show thee Where my cold ashes lie And sadly murmuring tell thee How in tears I did die
Interpretation
The quote reflects on love and loss, suggesting that love endures even beyond death.
In this quote, Nikolai Gogol uses the image of two turtle doves to symbolize a deep and enduring love that continues even after the speaker's death. The doves, known for their monogamous nature, are portrayed as mourners who guide the living to the speaker's resting place, emphasizing the notion that love transcends mortality and that the memories of lost love linger on with sorrow.
In practice
This quote could be used in a eulogy to express enduring love for the departed.
At the end of the table, the secretary was reading the decision in some case, but in such a mournful and monotonous voice, that the condemned man himself would have fallen asleep while listening to it. The judge, no doubt, would have been the first of all to do so, had he not entered into an engrossing conversation while it was going on.
You can't imagine how stupid the whole world has grown nowadays.
Nothing could be more pleasant than to live in solitude, enjoy the spectacle of nature, and occasionally read some book.
I here ask pardon of all my compatriots for everything of which I have been guilty towards them. I know that, by my ill-considered and immature works, I have brought distress to many and that I have even provoked others to attack me openly and, in general, have produced displeasure in many.
If you have not first pondered the entire situation of the man whom you wish to help, and if you have not brought with you instructions for him to follow henceforth in leading his life, he will not receive great good from your help.
There are certain words which are nearer and dearer to a man than any others.
Whole prayer is nothing but love.
If one loves, one need not have an ideology of love.
Poirot: Do not allow Hate into your heart, for it will make a home there._x000D_ _x000D_ Jackie: If Love cannot live there, Hate works just as well.
If you are silent, be silent out of love. If you speak, speak out of love.
However old a conjugal union, it still garners some sweetness. Winter has some cloudless days, and under the snow a few flowers still bloom.
She's a rare vase, out of a cat's reach, on its shelf.
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