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The works of Mr. Thomas Brown

Serious and Comical, In Prose and Verse; In four volumes. The Fourth Edition, Corrected, and much Enlarged from his Originals never before publish'd. With a key to all his Writings

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To the Author of the Satire against Wit, upon concealing his Name.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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To the Author of the Satire against Wit, upon concealing his Name.

He that in Arthur's Trash has Penance done,
Need not be told who writ this vile Lampoon;
In both the same eternal Dulness shines,
Inspires the Thoughts, and animates the Lines;
In both the same lewd Flattery we find,
The Praise defaming, and the Satire kind.
Alike the Numbers, Fashion, and Design,
No Chequer-Tallies could more nicely join.
Thy foolish Muse puts on her Mask too late,
We know the Strumpet by her Voice and Gate.