Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO THE PUBLISHER OF 'THE MONTHLY REVIEW', by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: In the first days of this review Last Line: As goldsmith's play and tale and song! Alternate Author Name(s): Dobson, Austin Subject(s): Publishing; Publishers | ||||||||
IN the first days of this Review, When Griffith, ay, and Madam, too, From the old Dunciad in the Row Instructed folk how they should go, 'Tis rumoured that they kept confined And cabined in some room behind A queer slow-witted, stuttering rogue, An usher, with an Irish brogue, Who, working then for Grub-Street pay, Yet lived to write one perfect play That still is played; to tell a tale Still, as the book-stalls show, on sale; And write, besides, some verse of note That still old-fashioned persons quote. Full well, I wot, Sir, your domain No such back-parlour could contain; Sure, too, am I you would not choose The Dunciad for your sign to use; But still I trust that you may light Upon some genius who will write Plain-spoken things, and unperplext, That we may read this year and next, Though they should fail to last as long As GOLDSMITH'S play and tale and song! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AS YOU LIKE IT by ALICE NOTLEY THE ASSOCIATE by LOUIS SIMPSON SUN THE BLOND OUT by ANNE WALDMAN THE DOUBLE STANDARD by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS SONNET by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN ON CREECH THE BOOKSELLER by ROBERT BURNS A PUBLISHER TO HIS CLIENT by GEORGE GORDON BYRON TO MR. MURRAY (2) by GEORGE GORDON BYRON TO AN EDITOR (ON THE RETURN OF A MANUSCRIPT) by WILLIAM STEWARD GORDON A FANCY FROM FONTENELLE by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON |
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