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John Dryden, Fables, The Cock and the Fox, line 325.
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Dreams are but interludes, which fancy makes; When monarch reason sleeps, this mimic wakes.

— John Dryden on Dreams

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Dreams are but interludes, which fancy makes; When monarch reason sleeps, this mimic wakes." in the context of "John Dryden, Fables, The Cock and the Fox, line 325." 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.