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John Dryden, Alexander's Feast (1697), line 58.
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Rich the treasure, Sweet the pleasure, Sweet is pleasure after pain.

— John Dryden on Pleasure

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Rich the treasure, Sweet the pleasure, Sweet is pleasure after pain." in the context of "John Dryden, Alexander's Feast (1697), line 58." 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.