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Hero and Leander: a poem (1600), begun by Christopher Marlowe, and finished by George Chapman. Sestiad III.
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Love is a golden bubble, full of dreams,
That waking breaks, and fills us with extremes.

— George Chapman

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Love is a golden bubble, full of dreams,
That waking breaks, and fills us with extremes." in the context of "Hero and Leander: a poem (1600), begun by Christopher Marlowe, and finished by George Chapman. Sestiad III." 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.