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
- 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.
- 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:
- 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
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