(He, he!)—and somebody helps you, my son!

Therefore, don't prove so indispensable

At the Pieve, sit more loose i' the seat, nor grow

A fixture by attendance morn and eve!

Arezzo 's just a haven midway Rome—

Rome 's the eventual harbor,—make for port,

Crowd sail, crack cordage! And your cargo be

A polished presence, a genteel manner, wit

At will, and tact at every pore of you!

I sent our lump of learning, Brother Clout,