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IN MENDACEM; EPIGRAM by CHARLES COTTON

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First Line: MENDAX, 'TIS SAID TH' ART SUCH A LIAR GROWN
Last Line: BUT, PRAY THEE, MENDAX, DO NOT PRAISE MY RHYMES.
Subject(s): LIES;
MENDAX, 'tis said th' art such a liar 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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