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EPIGRAM ON CIBBER'S DECLARATION THAT HE WILL HAVE LAST WORD, by                 Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: Quoth cibber to pope, tho' in verse you foreclose
Last Line: For know, the last word is the word that lasts longest.
Subject(s): Cibber, Colley (1671-1757)


Quoth Cibber to Pope, tho' in Verse you foreclose,
I'll have the last Word, for by G-- d I'll write Prose.
Poor Colley, thy Reas'ning is none of the strongest,
For know, the last Word is the Word that lasts longest.





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