. I admire the

first

sincerely, and in turn call upon you to

admire

the following on Anacreon Moore's new operatic farce

[2]

, or farcical opera—call it which you will:

Good plays are scarce,
So Moore writes Farce;
Is Fame like his so brittle?
We knew before
That "Little's" Moore,
But now 'tis Moore that's Little.

I won't dispute with you on the Arcana of your new calling; they are Bagatelles like the King of Poland's rosary. One remark, and I have done; the basis of your religion is

injustice