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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HUMAN WORMS, by ANAXILAS
First Line: Flatterers are the worms who prey upon
Last Line: He's a mere husk, cleaned out, they gnaw another.
Subject(s): Flattery
First Line: Flatterers are the worms who prey upon
Last Line: He's a mere husk, cleaned out, they gnaw another.
Subject(s): Flattery
FLATTERERS are the worms who prey upon
Men of rich substance. Into some innocent host
Insinuated, they sit down and eat;
And when, like corn-ears with no grain to show,
He's a mere husk, cleaned out, they gnaw another.
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