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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO A BORE, by MELLIN DE SAINT-GELAIS Poet's Biography
First Line: You find great fault with me, my friend
Last Line: You do it best a hundred fold.
Subject(s): Bores
First Line: You find great fault with me, my friend
Last Line: You do it best a hundred fold.
Subject(s): Bores
YOU find great fault with me, my friend,
Because your neighbour I commend,
And yet from you all praise withhold:
But say, why should I waste my time
Praising your merits or your rhyme?
You do it best a hundred fold.
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