Ye gods who rule the regions of the night,
Ye gliding ghosts, permit me to relate
The mystic wonders of your silent state!" - Meaning and context.">
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Aeneis, Bk. VI, ll. 374–377
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Ye realms, yet unreveal'd to human sight,
Ye gods who rule the regions of the night,
Ye gliding ghosts, permit me to relate
The mystic wonders of your silent state!

— John Dryden

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Ye realms, yet unreveal'd to human sight,
Ye gods who rule the regions of the night,
Ye gliding ghosts, permit me to relate
The mystic wonders of your silent state!" in the context of "Aeneis, Bk. VI, ll. 374–377" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

Source: Wikiquote: "John Dryden" (Quotes, The Works of Virgil (1697)) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app

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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.