39. A SCHOLAR AT PLAY
Erasmus himself was responsible in one of his lighter moments for the following ingenious play upon his name:—
Quæritur unde mihi sit nomen Erasmus, eras mus;
Si sum mus ego, te judice, summus ero!
Erasmus himself was responsible in one of his lighter moments for the following ingenious play upon his name:—
Quæritur unde mihi sit nomen Erasmus, eras mus;
Si sum mus ego, te judice, summus ero!