Thine entertainment, honest friend, had one insufferable fault,—
Too little salt was in thy songs, too much about thy meats and salads:
In future show a better taste,—take from thy table half the salt,
And put it where ’tis wanted more, in thine insipid batch of ballads.
Too little salt was in thy songs, too much about thy meats and salads:
In future show a better taste,—take from thy table half the salt,
And put it where ’tis wanted more, in thine insipid batch of ballads.
Kasım Pasha [Kasim Pasha] (15th century) Bulgaria
Translator not stated
Source: Library of World’s Best Literature. Charles Dudley Warner, et al., Warner Library Co., 1917
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