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Astraea Redux (1660), ll. 7–8
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An horrid stillness first invades the ear,
And in that silence we the tempest fear.

— John Dryden

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "An horrid stillness first invades the ear,
And in that silence we the tempest fear." in the context of "Astraea Redux (1660), ll. 7–8" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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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.