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John Dryden, The Hind and the Panther (1687), Part I, line 141
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To take up half on trust, and half to try, Name it not faith but bungling bigotry.

— John Dryden on Faith

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "To take up half on trust, and half to try, Name it not faith but bungling bigotry." in the context of "John Dryden, The Hind and the Panther (1687), Part I, line 141" 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.