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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
VULGUS BRITANNICUS: A BURLESQUE POEM, by EDWARD WARD First Line: In spiteful times when humane folly Last Line: And scandal only pass'd for wit. | |||
In Spiteful Times when Humane Folly, Discourag'd all that's Good and Holy; When Peace and Truth were out of Season, And Zeal had got the start of Reason; When Knaves by dint of Inspiration Diffus'd their Nonsense thro' the Nation; And when Ill-Nature and Grimace Were outward signs of Inward Grace, When Atheists Preach'd, and Blockheads Writ, And Scandal only pass'd for Wit. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DIALOGUE BETWEEN A SQUEAMISH COTTING MECHANIC AND HIS WIFE by EDWARD WARD THE EXTRAVAGANT DRUNKARD'S WISH by EDWARD WARD THE FOUNTAIN (1) by SARA TEASDALE DIRGE FOR A SOLDIER [SEPTEMBER 1, 1862] by GEORGE HENRY BOKER BEN BOLT by THOMAS DUNN ENGLISH CHIQUITA by FRANCIS BRET HARTE CATHOLIC HYMN by EDGAR ALLAN POE A DIRGE by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI THE HIGH TIDE AT GETTYSBURG [JULY 3, 1863] by WILL HENRY THOMPSON |
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