Arts & Sciences
On Bentley's 'Milton'
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Did Milton's prose, O Charles! thy death defend?
A furious foe unconscious proves a friend.
On Milton's verse did Bentley comment? Know,
A weak officious friend becomes a foe.
While he but sought his author's fame to further,
The murderous critic has avenged thy murther.
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MLA
Pope, Alexander. “On Bentley's 'Milton'.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/pope/119/.
Chicago
Pope, Alexander. “On Bentley's 'Milton'.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/pope/119/.
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