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First Line: I ask't thee oft, what poets thou hast read
Last Line: Then sure thou't like, or thou wilt envie me.
Subject(s): Critics & Criticism


I ask't 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't like, or thou wilt envie me.





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