The Fable of the Bees (1714) [ Concepts ]
… How vast and sudden was th’ alteration! In half an hour, the nation round, Meat fell a penny in the pound. The mask hypocrisy’s sitting down, From the great statesman to the clown: And in some borrow’d looks well known, Appear’d … board and bed. … The Fable of the Bees (1714) "In half an hour, the nation round, Meat fell a penny in the pound. The mask hypocrisy’s sitting down, From the great statesman to the clown:" … Politeness … Taken from Bernard Mandeville, The …
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