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TO MY FRIEND AND KINSMAN, JOHN FORD, AUTHOR OF 'PERKIN WARBECK', by                    
First Line: Dramatic poets, as the times go now
Last Line: Many may imitate, few match thy play.
Subject(s): Ford, John (1586-1639)


Dramatic poets, as the times go now,
Can hardly write what others will allow;
The cynic snarls, the critic howls and barks,
And ravens croak to drown the voice of larks:
Scorn those stage-harpies! This I'll boldly say,
Many may imitate, few match thy play.





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