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NECO.723.007
25 Feb-4 Mar 1723:11,12 (83)
. . . Letter from Hypercriticus . . .
But still the more you strive t' appear,
Are found to be the wretcheder;
For fools are know by looking wise,
At men and woodcocks by their eyes.
. . . [8 lines, signed] Hud.
To old Janus the Couranteer
Learning, says one, like dancing, of its self, only makes
the Coxcomb. But with more justice may it be said, that
bare pretension to learning makes a finish'd & compleat
Coxcomb.
[Editorial re. learning and scholarship containing the
following poem:]
Q. I'm Kin to Old Par,
And have learn'd as far
As most of the lads in the nation.
My father's a poor-man,
Next door to a carman,
A porter by occupation.
. . . [18 more lines, signed] Hypercriticus.
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