On Moore’s Last Operatic Farce, or Farcical Opera

On Moore’s Last Operatic Farce, or Farcical Opera - meaning Summary

Satire of Reputation

This short, biting poem ridicules a contemporary named Moore by calling his new operatic farce trivial and his reputation fragile. The speaker dismisses the work as another scarce, inferior play and delivers a punning barb that shrinks Moore to "little," implying diminished talent and public esteem. It reads as a concise satirical jab at literary reputation and the transient nature of artistic fame.