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The Works of Peter Pindar [i.e. John Wolcot]

... With a Copious Index. To which is prefixed Some Account of his Life. In Four Volumes

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Grant me an honest fame, or grant me none,’
Says Pope (I don't know where), a little liar;
Who, if he prais'd a man, 'twas in a tone
That made his praise like bunches of sweetbriar,
Which, while a pleasing fragrance it bestows,
Pops out a pretty prickle on your nose.