The Battle of the Poets : Or The Contention for the Laurel

Cooke, Thomas (1703-1756)

A NEW PROLOGUE, The first Night of the young Company's acting this Season, at the New Theatre in the Hay-Market; in Behalf of those that came there from the other three Play-houses.

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Now, Bavius, take the Poppy from thy Brow,
And place it here! here all ye Heroes bow:
This, this is He, foretold by ancient Rhimes,
Th' Augustus born to bring Saturnian Times.
Dunciad.

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