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John Dryden, A Song for St. Cecilia's Day.
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The soft complaining flute In dying notes discovers The woes of hopeless lovers, Whose dirge is whisper'd by the warbling lute.

— John Dryden on Music

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The soft complaining flute In dying notes discovers The woes of hopeless lovers, Whose dirge is whisper'd by the warbling lute." in the context of "John Dryden, A Song for St. Cecilia's Day." 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.