Arts and sciences in one and the same century have arrived at great pe…

John Dryden
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Arts and sciences in one and the same century have arrived at great perfection; and no wonder, since every age has a kind of universal genius, which inclines those that live in it to some particular studies; the work then, being pushed on by many hands, must go forward. ✨ John Dryden, Keith Walker (2003). The Major Works, p.79, Oxford University Press, USA
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