Labeo
Details
Type: Index
Record number: INDEX/BCMSV/2727 (Lt 67 )
Title: Labeo
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 173- ?
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/100642
Description
Notes: (The silent Labeo)
First lines: The silent Labeo for a man did pass
The speaking Labeo's chang'd into an ass
Last lines: Reply is easy, Labeo silence broke
Because he was an ass before he spoke
Length: 10
Verse form: Couplets
Contents: Satirical epigram on one Labeo, who looked wise but spoke foolishly. Revised.