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EPIGRAM: MERCURIUS GALLO-BELGICUS by JOHN DONNE

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First Line: LIKE AESOP'S FELLOW-SLAVES, O MERCURY
Last Line: MERCURY IN STEALING, BUT LYEST LIKE A GREEKE.
Like @3AEsops@1 fellow-slaves, O @3Mercury@1,
Which could do all things, thy faith is; and I
Like @3AEsops@1 selfe, which nothing; I confesse
I should have had more faith, if thou hadst lesse;
Thy credit lost thy credit: 'Tis sinne to doe,
In this case, as thou wouldst be done unto,
To beleeve all: Change thy name: thou art like
@3Mercury@1 in stealing, but lyest like a @3Greeke@1.



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