"'Tis mean for empty praise of wit to write, As fopplings grin to snow their teeth are white."
— Foppery

January 1, 1970

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Tom Brown (1662–1704) Essay on Satire, Stanza 2. Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 286-87.