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Wu Ting
How would you interpret the phrase ‘holds its secret for me’ in the context?
Does it mean the gooseberry confides its secret to me?
Thanks. And it’s from My Little Boy written by the famous Danish writer Carl Ewald.
the context:
Never shall church bells catch me in their net of enchantment as long as the soul stirs in the song of the finch and the simple gooseberry holds its secret for me. Never…
Nov 16, 2017 4:21 AM
Answers · 4
He is saying the mysteries of nature are more compellingly spiritual than the rituals of religion.
November 16, 2017
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