If wit as thou art told is a disease
- DMI number:
- 3622
- First Line:
- If wit as thou art told is a disease
- Last Line:
- He cannot purge off humours where are none
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Epigram and Couplet
- Themes:
- Dunces
- Author:
- Sir Richard Blackmore
- Confidence:
- Speculation (10%)
- Comments:
- The vol. was a response in favour of B, though most would only go as far as 'his supporters Discommendatory Verses' (ODNB), rather than attribute them to B himself.
- Author:
- Thomas Brown
- Confidence:
- Confident (50%)
- Comments:
- Probable variant of 'To a Famous Doctor and Poet at Sadlers-hall.' Brown (1715) IV: 89.
- First Line:
- If wit as we are told be a disease
- Last Line:
- Tis from his pen the grand elixir flows
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- Title:
- Discommendatory verses on those which are truly commendatory on the author of the two Arthurs [R29732]
- Page No(s):
- p.23
- Poem Title:
- To the Infamous Poetastor at Will's Coffee-House.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
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