The flippant, foolish Fiction of To-day.

XLII

And if the Bosh you write, the Trash you read,

End in the Garbage Barrel—take no Heed;

Think that you are no worse than other Scribes,

Who scribble Stuff to meet the Public Need.

XLIII

So, when Who's-Who records your silly Name,

You'll think that you have found the Road to Fame;