Matthew Green (1696 – 1737) was a British poet born of Nonconformist parents.
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-  Nor bigots who but one way see,
Through blinkers of authority.
-  The Grotto, l. 165.  (1732)
 
 
 The Spleen (1737) 
-  To cure the mind's wrong bias, Spleen,
Some recommend the bowling green;
Some, hilly walks; all, exercise;
Fling but a stone, the giant dies.
 
- Fling but a stone, the giant dies.
 
-  Avarice, sphincter of the heart.
 
- Thus I steer my bark, and sail
On even keel, with gentle gale. 
- Though pleased to see the dolphins play,
I mind my compass and my way.