Jean Pierre Claris de Florian

“ The youngest, who cared little for Parthian dards,
Was using all his art, in which he took much pride,
To gradually build up on each of its four sides
A shaky house of cards.
For fear and concentration he could hardly breathe,
Which makes the would-be reader seethe
And stop: "Father," he said, "lest I flounder,
Why are certain warriors conquerors called
And others empire founders? ”