Social Commentaries
Epigram
Translated by John Bowring and Harry S. van Dyk (1824)
Social Commentaries
Could fools but feel their want of sense,
And strive to earn intelligence,
They would be wiser for their pains;
But 'tis the bane of folly ever
To think itself supremely clever,—
And thus the fool a fool remains.
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MLA
Bredero, Gerbrand Adriaenszoon. “Epigram.” Translated by John Bowring and Harry S. van Dyk. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bredero/5/.
Chicago
Bredero, Gerbrand Adriaenszoon. “Epigram.” Translated by John Bowring and Harry S. van Dyk. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bredero/5/.
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