Monday, October 11, 2010

Crane: The Man That Pleased None

Through the town this good Man and his Son
Strove to ride as to please every one:
Self, Son or both tried,
Then the Ass had a ride;
While the world, at their efforts, poked fun.

YOU CANNOT HOPE TO PLEASE ALL: DON'T TRY


Source: W. J. Linton's fables in verse, with illustrations by Walter Crane: Fable 22.
Pater, Filius et Asinus

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M0935 (not in Perry)

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