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John Dryden, The Hind and the Panther (1687)
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She chose her ruin, and resign'd her life, In death undaunted as an Indian wife.

— John Dryden on Sati (practice)

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "She chose her ruin, and resign'd her life, In death undaunted as an Indian wife." in the context of "John Dryden, The Hind and the Panther (1687)" 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.