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John Dryden, Love Triumphant (1694), Act II, scene i.
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The fittest for my wound, Who best the gentle passions knows to move; Ovid, the soft philosopher of love: His Love Epistles for my friends I chose; For there I found the kindred of my woes.

— John Dryden on Ovid

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The fittest for my wound, Who best the gentle passions knows to move; Ovid, the soft philosopher of love: His Love Epistles for my friends I chose; For there I found the kindred of my woes." in the context of "John Dryden, Love Triumphant (1694), Act II, scene i." 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.