quote · Words worth keeping
Lest men suspect your tale untrue, Keep probability in view.
Lest men suspect your tale untrue, Keep probability in view.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- John Gay
Attribution: attributed - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- c. 1710 AD · early modern
author lifetime midpoint; not necessarily a composition date.
The voice behind the words.
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