Second Week, Fourth Day, Book iv. Compare: "Bone and Skin, two millers thin, Would starve us all, or near it; But be it known to Skin and Bone That Flesh and Blood can’t bear it", John Byrom, Epigram on Two Monopolists.
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Weakened and wasted to skin and bone.
— Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas
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Source: Wikiquote: "Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas" (Quotes, La Seconde Semaine (1584): La Seconde Semaine (Roughly translated: The Second Week) (1584).)
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About Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas
Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas (1544 – July 1590) was a French poet.
About Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas
Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas (1544 – July 1590) was a French poet.
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