p. 286
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Thou too take courage, wealth despise,
And fit thee to ascend the skies,
Nor be a poor man's courtesies
Rejected or disdained.
— John Conington
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Thou too take courage, wealth despise,
And fit thee to ascend the skies,
Nor be a poor man's courtesies
Rejected or disdained." in the context of "p. 286" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "John Conington" (Quotes, Translations, The Aeneid of Virgil (1866), Book VIII)
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About John Conington
John Conington (10 August 1825 – 23 October 1869) was an English classical scholar.
About John Conington
John Conington (10 August 1825 – 23 October 1869) was an English classical scholar.
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