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John Dryden, The Secular Masque, line 40.
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A very merry, dancing, drinking, Laughing, quaffing, and unthinking time.

— John Dryden on Merriment

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "A very merry, dancing, drinking, Laughing, quaffing, and unthinking time." in the context of "John Dryden, The Secular Masque, line 40." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Source: Wikiquote: "Merriment" (Quotes, Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 511-12.) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app

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John Dryden

About John Dryden

John Dryden (19 August O.S. 9 August 1631 – 12 May O.S. 1 May 1700) was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who in 1668 was appointed England's first Poet Laureate.