Why should truth not be impress'd Beneath the cover of a jest. — Horace
Why should truth not be impress'd Beneath the cover of a jest.
In the original Latin
Quamquam ridentem dicere verum Quid vetat?
Satires · 34 BC
★ 1.3Provenance
Current citation
Romulus. Quoted in Satires and Epistles, written by Horace, translated by John Davie. Oxford University Press, 2011, bk. 1.
Original citation
Romulus. Quoted in Saturae [Satires], written by Horace. c. 35 BC, bk. 1.