So, naturalists observe, a flea Has smaller fleas that on him prey; And these have smaller still to bite 'em, And so proceed ad infinitum. Thus every poet in his kind Is bit by him that comes behind.

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "So, naturalists observe, a flea Has smaller fleas that on him prey; And these have smaller still to bite 'em, And so proceed ad infinitum. Thus every poet in his kind Is bit by him that comes behind." in the context of "Jonathan Swift, Poetry, A Rhapsody. Compare De Morgan, above." to mean that wisdom is timeless.