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By nature meant by want a pedant made

DMI number:
3629
First Line:
By nature meant by want a pedant made
Last Line:
A gift which all thy lines can never give
Poem Genre / Form:
Triplet, Satire, and Parody
Themes:
Dunces and Poetry / literature / writing
Related People
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.
Related Poems
First Line:
By nature meant by want a pedant made
Last Line:
To give us drenches for the plague of wit
Relationship:
Answer To/Answered By
Comments:
Content/Publication
Title:
Discommendatory verses on those which are truly commendatory on the author of the two Arthurs [R29732]
Page No(s):
pp.25-28
Poem Title:
Notes on the two Celebrated Copies in the Commendatory Verses, to let the Reader know the difference between the faithfulness of their Epitome and our Copies, without the omission of one Line.
Attribution:
Attributed To:
Not attributed