George Chapman, The Iliads of Homer (1611), Preface to the Reader.
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Of all books extant in all kinds, Homer is the first and best.

— George Chapman on Homer

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Of all books extant in all kinds, Homer is the first and best." in the context of "George Chapman, The Iliads of Homer (1611), Preface to the Reader." 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.