Chapman, ... where he lays aside the gravity of the philosopher and poet, discovers an unexpected comic vein, distinguished by equal truth of nature and lively good humour.

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Chapman, ... where he lays aside the gravity of the philosopher and poet, discovers an unexpected comic vein, distinguished by equal truth of nature and lively good humour." in the context of "William Hazlitt, Lectures on the Dramatic Literature of the Age of Elizabeth (1821), p. 107" to mean that wisdom is timeless.