Read not Milton, for he is dry; nor Shakespeare, for he wrote of common life. -C. S. Calverley

 

Read not Milton, for he is dry; nor Shakespeare, for he wrote of common life.


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The boy, a bare-legged beggarly son of a gun.

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And this song is considered a perfect gem, / And as to the meaning, it's what you please.

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Read not Milton, for he is dry; nor Shakespeare, for he wrote of common life.

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Meaning, however, is no great matter.

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