Why, when I praise you, Ma'am, why tell me flat,
All flattery you despise?
Self-love, the greatest flatterer, tells you that,
And I am sure he lies.
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What a strong contrast to most modern sages
Were some philosophers of ancient ages!
E'en Socrates, so wise, yet modest too,
Own'd he knew only that he nothing knew.
Now! vain pretenders such presumption show,
They seem to fancy that they all things know.
Ye moderns, thus puff'd up with vanity,
Would that ye knew but half as much as he!
Epigram To A Conceited & Affected, But Handsome Woman
Thomas Oldham
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Poem topics: I love you, wise, strong, flat, vanity, ancient, love, I miss you, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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