Quotation by

Helen Hunt Jackson

O sweet, delusive Noon, Which the morning climbs to find, O moment sped too soon, And morning left behind.

Time

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The speaker describes midday as a brief, misleading peak that morning eagerly reaches but quickly loses. This moment passes too quickly, leaving the freshness of morning behind and emphasizing how fleeting time can be.

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