“These Macedonians," said he, "are a rude and clownish people, that call a spade a spade.”
Plutarch (46–127) ancient Greek historian and philosopher
39 Philip
Apophthegms of Kings and Great Commanders
“Let spades be trumps! she said, and trumps they were.”
Canto III, line 46.
The Rape of the Lock (1712, revised 1714 and 1717)
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