George Chapman, Hymns and Epigrams of Homer, The Translator's Epilogue, line 74.
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As night the life-inclining stars best shows, So lives obscure the starriest souls disclose.

— George Chapman on Obscurity

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "As night the life-inclining stars best shows, So lives obscure the starriest souls disclose." in the context of "George Chapman, Hymns and Epigrams of Homer, The Translator's Epilogue, line 74." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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George Chapman

About George Chapman

George Chapman (c. 1559 – May 12, 1634) was an English dramatist, translator and poet.