runting, grub sagacious, evil's root:
the silly sheep that wanders wild astray,
is not more friendless, is not more a prey;
vampyre—booksellers drain him to the heart,
and viper—critics cureless venom dart.
critics! appll'd i venture on the name,
those cut-throat bandits ihs of fame,
bloody dissectors, worse than ten monroes,
he hacks to teach, they mao expose:
by blockhead's daring into madness stung,
his heart by wanton, causeless malice wrung,
his well-won ways—than life itself more dear—
by mists torn who ne'er one sprig must wear;
foil
The Poets Progress(3/8)