Living
To a Captious Critic
Living
Dear critic, who my lightness so deplores,
Would I might study to be prince of bores,
Right wisely would I rule that dull estate--
But, sir, I may not, till you abdicate.
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Dunbar, Paul Laurence. “To a Captious Critic.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/paul-laurence-dunbar/257/.
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Dunbar, Paul Laurence. “To a Captious Critic.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/paul-laurence-dunbar/257/.
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