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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
"TO DEMOSTHENES, ON A FLATTERING MIRROR", by ANONYMOUS
First Line: It flatters and deceives thy view
Last Line: Thou wouldst consult it never more
Subject(s): Flattery;mirrors;vanity
First Line: It flatters and deceives thy view
Last Line: Thou wouldst consult it never more
Subject(s): Flattery;mirrors;vanity
IT flatters and deceives thy view,
This mirror of ill-polished ore;
For were it just, and told thee true,
Thou wouldst consult it never more.
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