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Statue of French King, Epigram on

By AUGUSTINE.

Can any of your readers inform me who was the author of the following epigram, written on the occasion of an equestrian statue of a French king attended by the Virtues being erected in Paris:— "O la belle statue! O le beau Piedestal! Les Vertus sont à pied, le Vice est à cheval!"

Topics: Epigram, Equestrian Statues, French Monarchy

Locations: Paris