Arts & Sciences

On the Same Person

by Matthew Prior 1664–1721

From Poems on Several Occasions (1718)

Arts & Sciences

WHILE faster than his costive Brain indites,
Philo's quick Hand in flowing Letters writes;
His Case appears to Me like honest Teague's,
When he was run away with, by his Legs.
Phoebus, give Philo o'er Himself Command ;
Quicken his Senses, or restrain His Hand.
Let Him be kept from Paper, Pen, and Ink :
So may He cease to Write, and learn to Think.

MLA

Prior, Matthew. “On the Same Person.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/prior/94/.

Chicago

Prior, Matthew. “On the Same Person.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/prior/94/.

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