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530
TO THE SAME
[Had I but Walpole's wit, I'd write]
Had I but Walpole's wit, I'd write
A quatrain here to-day
Should turn the wig of Prior white,
And make e'en Horace gray;
A quatrain here to-day
Should turn the wig of Prior white,
And make e'en Horace gray;
Or had I Stanhope's pen (the same
That once he lent to Young),
I would as neat a couplet frame
As e'er was said or sung;
That once he lent to Young),
I would as neat a couplet frame
As e'er was said or sung;
But since I've not, I can't, you know;
The page must go without it;
This is my latest gift; and so . . .
And so, that's all about it!
The page must go without it;
This is my latest gift; and so . . .
And so, that's all about it!
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