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John Dryden, Examen Poeticum (1693),
"Song to a Fair Young Lady, going out of the Town in the Spring"
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When Chloris to the temple comes,   Adoring crowds before her fall; She can restore the dead from tombs   And every life but mine recall.

— John Dryden on Chloris

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "When Chloris to the temple comes,   Adoring crowds before her fall; She can restore the dead from tombs   And every life but mine recall." in the context of "John Dryden, Examen Poeticum (1693),
"Song to a Fair Young Lady, going out of the Town in the Spring"" 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.