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Beware of flattery! 'tis a flowery weed

Quote byElijah Fenton · 1683–1730

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Mariamne: A Tragedy (1723), Act IV, Scene V, p. 46.

English (original)

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

— Elijah Fenton

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