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EPIGRAM by DECIMUS MAGNUS AUSONIUS

First Line: BECAUSE WITH BOUGHT BOOKS, SIR, YOUR STUDY'S FRAUGHT
Last Line: THE MERCHANT NOW, THE FIDDLER THE NEXT DAY.
Subject(s): BOOKS; READING;
BECAUSE with bought books, sir, your study's fraught,
A learned grammarian you would fain be thought.
Nay, then, buy lutes and strings; so you may play
The merchant now, the fiddler the next day.



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