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McDonald Clarke on Poetry

1798–1842 United States

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Tis vain for present fame to wish--
Our persons first must be forgotten;
For poets are like stinking fish--
They never shine until they're rotten.

The Elixir of Moonshine (1820)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: McDonald Clarke (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.