Tis plain that wit at Will's is very scarce
- DMI number:
- 3580
- First Line:
- Tis plain that wit at Will's is very scarce
- Last Line:
- Caress the man he'd kick as thou hast done
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Epigram, Topical satire, and Couplet
- Themes:
- Dunces and Wit
- 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.
- Title:
- Discommendatory verses on those which are truly commendatory on the author of the two Arthurs [R29732]
- Page No(s):
- pp.3-4
- Poem Title:
- To the Prosaick Poet, occasion'd by the two following Lines: Thy Satyrs Bite not, but like Aesop's Ass, / Thou kick'st the Darling whom thou would'st caress.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
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