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Competition Quotes
Shadwell alone my perfect image bears,Mature in dullness from his tender years.Shadwell alone, of all my sons, is heWho stands confirm'd in full stupidity. (15-18)
Respect and Reputation Quotes
Great Fletcher never treads in buskins here,Nor greater Jonson dares in socks appear;But gentle Simkin just reception findsAmidst this monument of vanish'd minds: (79-82)
Cunning and Cleverness Quotes
Some beams of wit on other souls may fall,Strike through and make a lucid interval;But Shadwell's genuine night admits no ray,His rising fogs prevail upon the day: (21-24)
Literature and Writing Quotes
Methinks I see the new Arion sail,The lute still trembling underneath thy nail. (43-44)