Have, in the silence of th' umbrageous wood,

Chaunted the heroic youthful attributes

Of him the Flying Tailor. Much remains

Of highest argument, to lute or lyre

Fit to be murmur'd with impassion'd voice;

And when, by timely supper and by sleep

Refresh'd, I turn me to the welcome task,

With lofty hopes,—Reader, do thou expect

The final termination of my lay.

For, mark my words,—eternally my name