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Poems on Several Occasions
Written by Charles Cotton
Cotton, Charles (1630-1687)
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Poems on Several Occasions
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
.
Poems on Several Occasions