Such gain and glory to Sir Walter come—
That Fairy-Helper, by whose secret aid
Such views of life are to the world convey’d—
As inspiration known in after-times,
The sole assistant in his prose or rhymes.
But there were fictions wild that please the boy,
Which men, too, read, condemn, reject, enjoy— 120
Arabian Nights, and Persian Tales were there,
One volume each, and both the worse for wear;
There by Quarles’ Emblems Esop’s Fables stood,