John Philips, The Splendid Shilling, line 121.
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My galligaskins, that have long withstood The winter's fury, and encroaching frosts, By time subdued (what will not time subdue!) An horrid chasm disclosed.
— John Philips on Clothing
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "My galligaskins, that have long withstood The winter's fury, and encroaching frosts, By time subdued (what will not time subdue!) An horrid chasm disclosed." in the context of "John Philips, The Splendid Shilling, line 121." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Clothing" (L, Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 31-33.)
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