, who replied to some inquiry after the Odes on Razors,—"Laws, sir, we keeps a poet." The
illustrious Edinburgh bookseller once sent an order for books, poesy, and cookery, with this agreeable postscript—"The
Harold and Cookery
are much wanted." Such is fame, and, after all, quite as good as any other "life in others' breath." 'Tis much the same to divide purchasers with Hannah Glasse or Hannah More.
Some editor of some magazine has
announced
to Murray his intention of abusing the thing "
without reading it