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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LINES IN CONCLUSION OF A SATIRE, by ALEXANDER POPE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: But what avails to lay down rules for sense?
Last Line: When ambrose philips was preferr'd for wit!
Subject(s): Philips, Ambrose (1674-1749)
First Line: But what avails to lay down rules for sense?
Last Line: When ambrose philips was preferr'd for wit!
Subject(s): Philips, Ambrose (1674-1749)
But what avails to lay down rules for sense?
In -- 's Reign these fruitless lines were writ,
When Ambrose Philips was preferr'd for Wit!
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