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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Once more, fair Ladies, we implore your aid,
All Arts without your quick'ning Smiles are dead,
Your kind Encouragement the Muses ask,
Pray lend your hands to the deserving Task,
That Shakespear's Plays, correct in e'ery Line,
Once more may in their pristine Glory shine;
Then may you, charming Students, justly boast
An useful Treasure, bought at little cost,
And Shakespear's faithful Friend more honour gain,
Than Homer's Ape by his translating Pen.
All Arts without your quick'ning Smiles are dead,
Your kind Encouragement the Muses ask,
Pray lend your hands to the deserving Task,
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Once more may in their pristine Glory shine;
Then may you, charming Students, justly boast
An useful Treasure, bought at little cost,
And Shakespear's faithful Friend more honour gain,
Than Homer's Ape by his translating Pen.
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