Lead him to death, and make him understand,
After a Search so painful, and so long,
That all his Life he has been in the wrong." - Meaning and context.">
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ll. 25-29
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Then Old Age, and Experience, hand in hand,
Lead him to death, and make him understand,
After a Search so painful, and so long,
That all his Life he has been in the wrong.

— John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Then Old Age, and Experience, hand in hand,
Lead him to death, and make him understand,
After a Search so painful, and so long,
That all his Life he has been in the wrong." in the context of "ll. 25-29" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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About John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester

John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (1 April 1647 – 26 July 1680) was an English nobleman, a friend of King Charles II of England, and the writer of much satirical and bawdy poetry.