Pegasus proved a tractable steed;
Verse was metrical, mostly sane;
“Fleshly” singers who wished to exceed
Seldom, however great was their need,
Held that prosody was a crime.
Critics were one and all agreed:
“Poets will never abandon rhyme.”
Now, inspired by a high disdain,
Grudging the past its rightful meed,
Georgian minstrels, might and main,