Hope is a flatterer, but the most upright of all parasites; for she frequents the poor man's hut, as well as the palace of his superior.
William ShenstoneAbout author
- Author's profession: Poet
- Nationality: english
- Born: November 13, 1714
- Died: February 11, 1763
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