1806 ENGLISH POETRY 1579-1830: SPENSER AND THE TRADITION

Sir Walter Scott

Anonymous, "Impromptu on the Appointment of Walter Scott, Esq. to be a Clerk of the Session in Scotland" The Sun (14 March 1806).

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And so the Poet, WALTER SCOT,
Has something gain'd to boil the pot—
On this Appointment all agree,
Since WALTER and GENIUS are Scot-free.