John Dryden, The Hind and the Panther (1687), Part I, line 462–465.
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As long as words a different sense will bear, And each may be his own interpreter, Our airy faith will no foundation find; The word's a weathercock for every wind.

— John Dryden on Words

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "As long as words a different sense will bear, And each may be his own interpreter, Our airy faith will no foundation find; The word's a weathercock for every wind." in the context of "John Dryden, The Hind and the Panther (1687), Part I, line 462–465." 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.