Since 'scrub,' improper designation, means
Exactly what the proper argument
—Had such been comprehensible—proposed
To proper audience—were I graced with such—
Would properly result in; so your friend
Gets an impartial verdict on his verse,
'The tongue swears, but the soul remains unsworn!'
"There, my Balaustion! All is summed and said.
No other cause of quarrel with yourself!
Euripides and Aristophanes