Of waspish Pope’s ill-natured rails,
Of Fielding dull, of Sterne too free,
Of Swift’s uncurbed indecency,
Of Dr. Johnson’s bludgeon-wit,
I must confess I’m glad of it!
BOOKS vs. “BOOKS”
BY A BIBLIOMANIAC
A volume’s just received on vellum print.
The book is worth the vellum—no more in’t.
But, as I search my head for thoughts, I find
One fact embedded firmly in my mind.