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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO A CAPTIOUS CRITIC, by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR Poet's Biography
First Line: Dear critic, who my lightness so deplores
Last Line: But, sir, I may not, till you abdicate.
Subject(s): Critics & Criticism
First Line: Dear critic, who my lightness so deplores
Last Line: But, sir, I may not, till you abdicate.
Subject(s): Critics & Criticism
DEAR critic, who my lightness so deplores,
Would I might study to be prince of bores,
Right wisely would I rule that dull estate --
But, sir, I may not, till you abdicate.
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