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1872–1906

TO A CAPTIOUS CRITIC

Paul Laurence Dunbar

Dear critic, who my lightness so deplores, Would I might study to be prince of bores, Right wisely would I rule that dull estate — But, sir, I may not, till you abdicate.

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TO A CAPTIOUS CRITIC · Paul Laurence Dunbar · Poetry Cove