Durgen Or, A Plain Satyr upon a Pompous Satyrist. Amicably Inscrib'd, by the Author, to those Worthy and Ingenious Gentlemen misrepresented in a late invective Poem, call'd, The Dunciad [by Edward Ward] |
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The young depending Poet ne'er should vex
Th'admiring Beaus, or the obliging Sex,
Their Bounty makes the Stage and Muses shine,
And when they judge, their Sentiments they join,
All Authors Works succeed that they commend,
But die, if they their friendly Smiles suspend,
And thus, thro' fond Affection, or despite,
They damn or save whate'er our Poets write,
Perhaps extol one Fav'rite for a time,
And loudly cry him up for the Sublime,
Hurry to 'Change, to Fleet-street, or the Strand,
T'enquire what's new from his unerring hand,
Till some distasteful Character he draws,
That gives offence, and forfeits their Applause;
Then do the angry Beaus and Bels unite,
Turn all their former fondness into spight,
With proud invidious Scorn withhold their Praise,
And treat the Bard with Birch instead of Bays,
Leave him neglected, pensive and shagreen,
A prey unto his own revengeful Spleen,
Till Pride has made him poor, and Envy lean.
Th'admiring Beaus, or the obliging Sex,
Their Bounty makes the Stage and Muses shine,
And when they judge, their Sentiments they join,
All Authors Works succeed that they commend,
But die, if they their friendly Smiles suspend,
And thus, thro' fond Affection, or despite,
They damn or save whate'er our Poets write,
Perhaps extol one Fav'rite for a time,
And loudly cry him up for the Sublime,
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T'enquire what's new from his unerring hand,
Till some distasteful Character he draws,
That gives offence, and forfeits their Applause;
Then do the angry Beaus and Bels unite,
Turn all their former fondness into spight,
With proud invidious Scorn withhold their Praise,
And treat the Bard with Birch instead of Bays,
Leave him neglected, pensive and shagreen,
A prey unto his own revengeful Spleen,
Till Pride has made him poor, and Envy lean.
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