A Fable For Critics, or better

(I like, as a thing that the reader’s first fancy may strike, an old-fashioned title-page, such as presents

a tabular view of the volume’s contents),

A glance at a few of our Literary progenies

(Mrs. Malaprop’s word)

From the tub of Diogenes,

A vocal and musical medley, that is

A series of Jokes by a Wonderful Quiz,

Who accompanies himself with a rub-a-dub-dub,

Full of spirit and grace, on the top of the tub.