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Poem by Samuel Butler


Smatterers


All smatterers are more brisk and pert
Than those that understand an art;
As little sparkles shine more bright
Than glowing coals, that give them light.



Samuel Butler


Samuel Butler's other poems:
  1. On a Club of Sots
  2. The Godly
  3. Holland
  4. Hypocrisy
  5. Language of the Learned


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