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QUERY1851

Cor Linguæ

By J. BS.

May I ask who is the author of the following epigram, quoted by Coke on the trial of Garnet? "Cor linguæ fœderat naturæ sanctio, Veluti in quodam certo connubio; Ergo cum dissonent cor et locutio, Sermo concipitur in adulterio."

Topics: Epigrams, Historical Trials