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I believe that any English poet of to-day would be thankful for the concision that a Chinese poetaster attains without effort.

Any poetaster can describe a thunderstorm; it requires a poet to describe the ancient and quiet sky.

After commencing his education in a shop or counting-house, the poetaster sets up as a manufacturer of verse.

Cynthia's Revels was a satire on the courtiers and the Poetaster on Jonson's literary enemies.

Among the accusers were a young poetaster, Melitos, the tanner Anytos, and the orator Lykon.

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On this page you'll find 27 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to poetaster, such as: artist, author, balladist, bard, dilettante, and dramatist.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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