“And you, my fine poet, who thought that the earth
To another such minstrel could never give birth,
Already your works are all thrown on the shelf,
And their author condemn'd as an ignorant elf.—
Yes; look thro' the world, and this truth you will find
That, once out of sight, you are soon out of mind.”

Fable (Imitated from the French of La Motte.)
The Fate of Adelaide (1821)

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English poet and novelist 1802–1838

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