Elijah Fenton Quote

Beware of flatt'ry! 'tis a flow'ry weed,
Which oft offends the very idol-vice,
Whose shrine it would perfume.


Act IV, Scene V, p. 46 - Mariamne: A Tragedy (1723)


Beware of flatt'ry! 'tis a flow'ry weed, Which oft offends the very idol-vice, Whose shrine it would perfume.

Beware of flatt'ry! 'tis a flow'ry weed, Which oft offends the very idol-vice, Whose shrine it would perfume.

Beware of flatt'ry! 'tis a flow'ry weed, Which oft offends the very idol-vice, Whose shrine it would perfume.

Beware of flatt'ry! 'tis a flow'ry weed, Which oft offends the very idol-vice, Whose shrine it would perfume.