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.