Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Poetical Works of John Gay, Vol. 3 of 3: Including His Fables; With the Life of the Author; From the Royal Quarto Edition of 1720
Thy fame lsjust, the Sage replies Thy virtue proves theetruly wise. Pride often guides the author's pen; Books as a?'ected are asmen But he who studies Nature's laws Prom certain truth his maximsms.
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