Epigrams of all sorts, made at divers times on several occasions by Richard Flecknoe.

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Title: Epigrams of all sorts, made at divers times on several occasions by Richard Flecknoe.
Author: Flecknoe, Richard, d. 1678?
Publication: London :: Printed for the author, and Will. Crook ...,; 1670.
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The Author of a good Play not Acted,
To the Author of an ill one Acted.
THeir Wit & Iudgement's small, we well may say
By th' Acting, or not Acting, judge the Play;
For 'tis ••ot th' Acting (rightly understood)
But writing makes the Play, or had, or good;
If good (like mine) then 'tis the Actors fault,
And not the Writers, if they act it not.
But if't be bad (like thine) then if they do
'Tis both the Actors fault, and Writers too.

Epigrams of all sorts, made at divers times on several occasions by Richard Flecknoe.

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The Author of a good Play not Acted, To the Author of an ill one Acted.