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He had sung against all battles, and again
In their high praise and glory; he had called

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Reviewing “the ungentle craft,” and then
Became as base a critic as e'er crawled—
Fed, paid, and pampered by the very men
By whom his muse and morals had been mauled:
He had written much blank verse, and blanker prose,
And more of both than any body knows.
 

Remains of Henry Kirke White.