Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, EPISTLE TO MR. POPE: AUTHORS AND CRITICS, by EDWARD YOUNG (1683-1765)



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EPISTLE TO MR. POPE: AUTHORS AND CRITICS, by                 Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: With fame in just proportion envy grows
Last Line: The fairest fruit, so these the fairest fame.
Variant Title(s): Fame And Envy
Subject(s): Criticism & Critics; Envy; Fame; Reputation


With fame in just proportion envy grows;
The man that makes character makes foes;
Slight peevish insects round a genius rise,
As a bright day awakes the world of flies;
With hearty malice, but with feeble wing,
To show they live, they flutter and they sting:
But by deprecations wasps proclaim
The fairest fruit, so these the fairest fame.





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