The Cock and the Fox, l. 452
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Art may err, but Nature cannot miss.

— John Dryden

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Art may err, but Nature cannot miss." in the context of "The Cock and the Fox, l. 452" 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.