Quote#Wisdom
Why, praise is satire in these sinful days
Quote byPaul Whitehead · 1710–1774
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Honour (1747), l. 215.
English (original)
Why, praise is satire in these sinful days.
— Paul Whitehead
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