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John Dryden, The Tempest (1667), Prologue.
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But Shakespear's Magick could not copy'd be, Within that Circle none durst walk but he.

— John Dryden on William Shakespeare

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "But Shakespear's Magick could not copy'd be, Within that Circle none durst walk but he." in the context of "John Dryden, The Tempest (1667), Prologue." 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.