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Poems on Several Occasions

Written by Charles Cotton
Cotton, Charles (1630-1687)

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In Mendacem.

EPIG.

Mendax , 'tis said th' art such a Lyar grown,
That th' hast renounc't all Truth, and 'tis well done;
Lying best fits our Manners and our Times;
But, pray thee, Mendax, do not praise my Rhymes.
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