Sir, I admit your gen’ral Rule
That every Poet is a Fool;
But you yourself may serve to show it.
That ever Fool is not a Poet.
Alexander Pope (1688-1744) English poet
“Epigram from the French” (1732)
Added on 15-Apr-15 | Last updated 15-Apr-15
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