Poem: “To A Captious Critic” by Paul Laurence Dunbar

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To A Captious Critic

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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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< < < Dinah Kneading Dough
Dat Ol’ Mare O’ Mine > > >

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American Literature – Children Books – American Poetry – Paul Laurence Dunbar – Poems by Paul Laurence Dunbar

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