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Occasional verse, moral and sacred

Published for the instruction and amusement of the Candidly Serious and Religious [by Edward Perronet]
Perronet, Edward (1721-1792)

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AN EPIGRAM ON EPIGRAMS.

Hail thou short, but pleasing Verse!
Simple, keen, polite, and terse;
Forcing smiles, yet giving pain,
From thy sly satyric vein:
Full of compliment or wit;
Who forgive can ne'er forget:
Dubious sounds that strike the ear,
And provoke the Cynic-sneer.
Yet what Cynic dare thee blame,
While thy name is “epigram!”
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