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" I had rather be a kitten, and cry mew, Than one of these same metre ballad-mongers ; I had rather hear a brazen canstick turn'd, Or a dry wheel grate on the axle-tree ; And that would set my teeth nothing on edge, Nothing so much as mincing poetry ; —... "
The Edinburgh Magazine and Literary Miscellany - Page 313
1824
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The works of lord Byron, Volume 3

George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1820 - 260 pages
...vies. t For the received accounts of the cause of Raphael's death, see his SCOTCH REVIEWERS. A SATIRE. I had rather be a kitten, and cry mew ! Than one of these same metre ballad-mongers. Skakapeare. Such shameless bards we have; and yet 'tis true There are as mad, abandon'd critics too....
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The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections ..., Volume 16

William Shakespeare - 1821 - 460 pages
...ornament ; A virtue that was never seen in you. HOT. Marry, and I'm glad of it with all my heart ; I had rather be a kitten, and cry — mew, Than one...ballad-mongers : I had rather hear a brazen canstick turn'd 7, Or a dry wheel grate on an axle-tree ; And that would set my teeth nothing on edge, Nothing so much...
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Lord Byron's Works, Volumes 1-2

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - English literature - 1821 - 486 pages
...FOREIGN LIBRARY, E DO COQ SAINT- IIOMOBE, S°. f). 1821. ENGLISH BARDS, SCOTCH REVIEWERS; A SATIRE. I had rather be a kitten, and cry, mew! Than one of these same metre ballad- mongers. SHAKESPEARE. Such shameless Bards we have ; and yet 'tis true, There are as mad, abandon'...
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The London Magazine, Volume 3

1821 - 746 pages
...reason why your professed critic is generally poor and ragged ; and well does he deserve to be so. I had rather be a kitten, and cry — mew, Than one of the«e sanie loathed critiquemongers. The opera is essentially intellectual, as well аз elegantly...
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English bards and Scoth [sic] reviewers; a satire

George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1822 - 102 pages
...PUBLISHED BY LE ROY-BERGER, EOOKSEIXEB GRANDE1 RUE. o. . ' ENGLISH BARDS SCOTCH REVIEWERS; A SATIRE. I had rather be a kitten, and cry mew! Than one of these same metre ballad-mongers. ShakespeareSuch shameless Bards we have; and yet 'tis true> There are as ma<l, abaudon'd Critics too....
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English Bards and Scotch Reviewers: A Satire. Ode to the Land of the Gaul ...

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1822 - 106 pages
...PUBLISHED BY LE ROY-BERGER, BOOKSELLER, 664, GRANDE ROE. ' 9 ENGLISH BARDS AND SCOTCH REVIEWERS; A SATIRE. I had rather be a kitten, and cry mew! Than one of these same metre ballad-mongcu. Shakespeare. Such shameless BaitU we have; and yet'tis true, There are as mail, abandon'd...
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The works of lord Byron, comprehending the suppressed poems, Volumes 1-2

George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1822 - 498 pages
...the giver, nor look the gift horse in the mouth. ENGLISH BARDS AND SCOTCH REVIEWERS; A SATIRE. . ] had rather be a kitten, and cry mew ! Than one of these same metre ballad-mongers. Shakespeare. Sach shameless Bards we have ; and yet, 'tis true, There are as mad, abandon'd Critics...
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The plays of William Shakspeare, pr. from the text of the ..., Volume 4

William Shakespeare - 1823 - 504 pages
...helpful ornament; A virtue that was never seen in you. Hot. Marry, and I'm glad of't with all my heart; I had rather be a kitten, and cry — mew, Than one...ballad-mongers: I had rather hear a brazen canstick 7 turn'd, Or a dry wheel grate on an axle-tree; And that would set my teeth nothing on edge, Nothing...
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The dramatic works of William Shakspeare, from the text of Johnson, Stevens ...

William Shakespeare - 1823 - 984 pages
...ornament ; A virtue that was never seen in you. II"!. Marry, and I'm glad of it with all my heart; I had rather be a kitten, and cry — mew, Than one...metre ballad-mongers : I had rather hear a brazen canstickt turn'd, Or a dry wheel grate on an axle-tree; And that would set my teeth nothing on edge,...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare, in Ten Volumes: King John ...

William Shakespeare - 1823 - 372 pages
...ornament ; A virtue that was never seen in you. Hot. Marry, and I'm glad of it with all my heart ; I had rather be a kitten, and cry — mew, Than one of these same metre ballad-mongers : 1 had rather hear a brazen canstic turn'd,3 Or a dry wheel grate on an axle-tree ; [91 A cantle is...
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