61. Fame
Pompullus' end is gained, he will be read
And over all the world his fame be spread. Faustinus:
The Tow-haired knaves of Germany, say you.
Share such repute — and other rebels too! Martial:
Yet some account him clever you must own. Faustinus:
Fame cannot follow cleverness alone.
The moth and worm love many a learned book
That no one wants to buy except a cook.
For song needs more than cleverness can give
And, save through genius, it shall not live.
And over all the world his fame be spread. Faustinus:
The Tow-haired knaves of Germany, say you.
Share such repute — and other rebels too! Martial:
Yet some account him clever you must own. Faustinus:
Fame cannot follow cleverness alone.
The moth and worm love many a learned book
That no one wants to buy except a cook.
For song needs more than cleverness can give
And, save through genius, it shall not live.
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