“Some books are lies frae end to end.”
Robert Burns (1759–1796) Scottish poet and lyricist
Death and Dr. Hornbook, st. 1 (1787)
“Some books are lies frae end to end,
And some great lies were never penn'd…”
Death and Dr. Hornbook, st. 1 (1787)
Variant: Some books are lies frae end to end.
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