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John Dryden, Fourth Satire of Persius, line 58.
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Ever a glutton, at another's cost, But in whose kitchen dwells perpetual frost.

— John Dryden on Cooking

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Ever a glutton, at another's cost, But in whose kitchen dwells perpetual frost." in the context of "John Dryden, Fourth Satire of Persius, line 58." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Source: Wikiquote: "Cooking" (Quotes, Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 138-39.) 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.