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Upon The Same. (To The Detractor.)
By Robert Herrick
I ask'd thee oft what poets thou hast read,
And lik'st the best. Still thou reply'st: The dead.
I shall, ere long, with green turfs cover'd be;
Then sure thou'lt like or thou wilt envy me.
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Still thou reply'st: The Dead. Cp. Martial, VIII. lxix. 1, 2:--
Miraris veteres, Vacerra, solos
Nec laudas nisi mortuos poetas.
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