"Parent of wicked, bane of honest deeds, Pernicious flattery! thy malignant seeds, In an ill hour, and by a fatal hand, Sadly diffus'd o'er virtue's gleby land, With rising pride amidst the corn appear, And choke the hopes and harvest of the year." - Matthew Prior

Matthew Prior: Parent of wicked, bane of honest deeds, Pernicious flattery!...

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"Parent of wicked, bane of honest deeds, Pernicious flattery! thy malignant seeds, In an ill hour, and by a fatal hand, Sadly diffus'd o'er virtue's gleby land, With rising pride amidst the corn appear, And choke the hopes and harvest of the year." - Matthew Prior

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