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THE FOOL AND THE POET by ALEXANDER POPE

Poet Analysis

First Line: SIR, I ADMIT YOUR GENERAL RULE
Last Line: THAT EVERY FOOL IS NOT A POET.
Subject(s): POETRY & POETS;
Sir, I admit your gen'ral Rule
That every Poet is a Fool:
But you yourself may serve to show it,
That every Fool is not a Poet.



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