Social Commentaries
Bad Writers
From The Humorous Poetry of the English Language (ed. James Parton)
Social Commentaries
As he that makes his mark is understood
To write his name, and 'tis in law as good,
So he, that can not write one word of sense
Believes he has as legal a pretense
To scribble what he does not understand,
As idiots have a title to their land.
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Butler, Samuel. “Bad Writers.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/butler_samuel/17/.
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