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John Dryden, Persius, Satire V, line 246.
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She knows her man, and when you rant and swear, Can draw you to her with a single hair.

— John Dryden on Hair

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "She knows her man, and when you rant and swear, Can draw you to her with a single hair." in the context of "John Dryden, Persius, Satire V, line 246." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Source: Wikiquote: "Hair" (Quotes, Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 347-49.) 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.