I call such things transmission; for there is
A floating balance of accomplishment,
Which forms a pedigree from Miss to Miss,
According as their minds or backs are bent.
Some waltz—some draw—some fathom the abyss
Of Metaphysics; others are content
With Music; the most moderate shine as wits;—
While others have a genius turned for fits.
LIII.
But whether fits, or wits, or harpsichords—