 The truth once told (and wherefore should we lie?) The Queen of Midas slept, and so may I. You think this cruel ? take it for a rule, No creature smarts so little as a fool. Let peals of laughter, Codrus ! round thee break, 85 Thou unconcern'd canst hear...  The Works of Alexander Pope Esq - Página 10de Alexander Pope - 1751 - 341 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Alexander Pope - 1998 - 260 páginas
...he's an ass: 80 The truth once told (and wherefore should we lie?) The queen of Midas slept, and so may I. You think this cruel? take it for a rule, No creature smarts so little as a fool. 49. Pitholeon ] The name taken from a foolish poet of Rhodes, who pretended... | |
 | W. H. Auden - 2004 - 604 páginas
...that he's an ass: The truth once told (and wherefore should we lie ?) The Queen of Midas slept, and so may I. You think this cruel ? take it for a rule, No creature smarts so little as a fool. Let peals of laughter, Codrus ! round thee break, Thou unconcerned canst... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1926 - 312 páginas
...he's an Ass : 80 The truth once told (and wherefore should we lie?) The Queen of Midas slept, and so may I. You think this cruel ? take it for a rule, No creature smarts so little as a fool. Let peals of laughter, Codrus ! round thee break, 85 Thou unconcern'd canst... | |
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