| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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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. | 1 |
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| “Rome in her Oapitol saw Querno sit. |
| Thronëd on seven hills, the Antichrist of wit.” | |
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