Alexander Pope, The Wife of Bath, Her Prologue, line 298.
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The mouse that always trusts to one poor hole Can never be a mouse of any soul.
— Alexander Pope on Mice
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The mouse that always trusts to one poor hole Can never be a mouse of any soul." in the context of "Alexander Pope, The Wife of Bath, Her Prologue, line 298." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Mice" (Quotes, Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 533.)
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About Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 – 30 May 1744) was a poet and satirist of the Augustan period and one of its greatest artistic exponents. Considered the foremost English poet of the early 18th century and a master of the heroic couplet, he is best known for satirical and discursive poetry.
About Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 – 30 May 1744) was a poet and satirist of the Augustan period and one of its greatest artistic exponents. Considered the foremost English poet of the early 18th century and a master of the heroic couplet, he is best known for satirical and discursive poetry.
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