Pt. II, l. 206.
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Restraint from ill is freedom to the wise;
But Englishmen do all restraint despise.
— Daniel Defoe
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Restraint from ill is freedom to the wise;
But Englishmen do all restraint despise." in the context of "Pt. II, l. 206." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Daniel Defoe" (Quotes: W. Guerney Benham, A Book of Quotations, Proverbs and Household Words (1914), pp. 106–107, The True-Born Englishman (1701): Henry Morley, ed., The Earlier Life and the Chief Earlier Works of Daniel Defoe (London: George Routledge and Sons, 1889), pp. 175-218)
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About Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe (13 September 1660 - 24 April 1731), was an English writer, journalist and spy, who gained enduring fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe.
About Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe (13 September 1660 - 24 April 1731), was an English writer, journalist and spy, who gained enduring fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe.
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