E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Quer’no.
Camillo Querno, of Apulia, hearing that Leo X. was a great patron of poets, went to Rome with a harp in his hand, and sang his Alexias, a poem containing 20,000 verses. He was introduced to the Pope as a buffoon, but was promoted to the laurel.
