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p. 27
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If men and mortal arms ye slight,
Know there are gods who watch o'er right.

— John Conington

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "If men and mortal arms ye slight,
Know there are gods who watch o'er right." in the context of "p. 27" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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John Conington

About John Conington

John Conington (10 August 1825 – 23 October 1869) was an English classical scholar.