ON A READER OF HIS OWN VERSES; EPIGRAM, by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGEPoet AnalysisPoet's Biography
First Line: Hoarse maevius reads his hobbling verse Last Line: An ass without an ear! Subject(s): Poetry & Poets
HOARSE Maevius reads his hobbling verse To all, and at all times, And finds them both divinely smooth, His voice as well as rhymes.
Yet folks say Maevius is no ass; But Maevius makes it clear That he's a monster of an ass, -- An ass without an ear!