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TO THE BROWNING SOCIETY OF SHANGHAI by CHRISTOPHER DARLINGTON MORLEY

Poet Analysis

First Line: BE CRUEL TO POETS, AND DON'T LET THEM THINK
Last Line: THE TIME TO PRAISE POETS IS AFTER THEY'RE DEAD.
Subject(s): POETRY & POETS; PRAISE;
BE cruel to poets, and don't let them think
You like their preposterous patterns in ink;
For poets write better when not overfed:
The time to praise poets is after they're dead.



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