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Pt. I, l. 781
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Nor is the people's judgment always true:
The most may err as grossly as the few.

— John Dryden

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Nor is the people's judgment always true:
The most may err as grossly as the few." in the context of "Pt. I, l. 781" 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.