John Dryden, Palamon and Arcite (1700), translating Chaucer's Knight's Tale
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Ten brace, and more, of greyhounds, snowy fair, And tall as stags, ran loose, and coursed around his chair, A match for pards in flight, in grappling for the bear. With golden muzzles all their mouths were bound, And collars of the same their necks surround.

— John Dryden on Hound

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Ten brace, and more, of greyhounds, snowy fair, And tall as stags, ran loose, and coursed around his chair, A match for pards in flight, in grappling for the bear. With golden muzzles all their mouths were bound, And collars of the same their necks surround." in the context of "John Dryden, Palamon and Arcite (1700), translating Chaucer's Knight's Tale" 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.