Night sky Quote by Anna Letitia Barbauld

“Is there not A tongue in every star that talks with man, And wooes him to be wise? nor wooes in vain; This dead of midnight is the noon of thought, And wisdom mounts her zenith with the stars.” quote by Anna Letitia Barbauld — Download Open image

““Is there not A tongue in every star that talks with man, And wooes him to be wise? nor wooes in vain; This dead of midnight is the noon of thought, And wisdom mounts her zenith with the stars.””

Anna Letitia Barbauld

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