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MAGGOTS OF FLATTERY by SAMUEL BUTLER (1612-1680)

First Line: AN ASS WILL WITH HIS LONG EARS FRAY
Last Line: BLOWN MAGGOTS IN BY FLATTERERS.
Subject(s): ASSES & MULES; MULES;
An ass will with his long ears fray
The flies, that tickle him, away;
But Man delights to have his ears
Blown maggots in by flatterers.




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