The early poems of John Clare 1804-1822: General editor Eric Robinson: Edited by Eric Robinson and David Powell: Associate editor Margaret Grainger |
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EPIGRAM
[For fools that would wish to seem learned & wise]
For fools that would wish to seem learned & wiseThis Receipt a wise man did bequeath
‘Let 'em have the free use of their ears & their Eyes
‘But their Tongue’—says he ‘Tye to their teeth’
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