[254—to Lord Holland]

September 28, 1812.

Will this do better? The metaphor is more complete.

Till slowly ebb'd the {lava of the}/{spent volcanic} wave,
And blackening ashes mark'd the Muse's grave.

If not, we will say "burning wave," and instead of "burning clime," in the line some couplets back, have "glowing."

Is

[Whitbread]

determined to castrate all my

cavalry

lines