Original artwork, not a still
Absalom and Achitophel · 1681
Who think too little, and who talk too much.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Dryden's line targets people who think too little and talk too much. The pairing is the jab: empty thought and plenty of noise. It's a compact satirical portrait of chatter without substance, the sort of talkers everyone has met.
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