HUMAN WORMS, by ANAXILAS
First Line: Flatterers are the worms who prey upon Last Line: He's a mere husk, cleaned out, they gnaw another. Subject(s): Flattery
FLATTERERS are the worms who prey upon Men of rich substance. Into some innocent host Insinuated, they sit down and eat; And when, like corn-ears with no grain to show, He's a mere husk, cleaned out, they gnaw another.