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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EPIGRAM, by CARR SCROOPE Poet's Biography
First Line: Rail on, poor feeble scribbler, speak of me
Last Line: Thy pen is full as harmless as thy sword.
Alternate Author Name(s): Scrope, Carr
Variant Title(s): The Answer
Subject(s): Wilmot, John (1647-1680); Rochester, 2nd Earl Of
First Line: Rail on, poor feeble scribbler, speak of me
Last Line: Thy pen is full as harmless as thy sword.
Alternate Author Name(s): Scrope, Carr
Variant Title(s): The Answer
Subject(s): Wilmot, John (1647-1680); Rochester, 2nd Earl Of
Rail on, poor feeble scribbler, speak of me
In as bad terms as the world speaks of thee.
Sit swelling in thy hole like a vexed toad,
And full of pox and malice, abroad.
Thou canst blast no man's fame with thy ill word:
Thy pen is full as harmless as thy sword.
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