THE INN ALBUM, BY ROBERT BROWNING.
WHAT’S this, a book? 16mo. Osgood’s page,
Fair, clear, Olympian-typed, and save a scant
O’ the margin, stiff i’ the hurried binding, good!
Intituled how?—“The Inn Album, Robert Browning, Author.”
Why should he not say, as well,
The Hotel Register?—cis-Atlantic term!
Nay, an he should, the action might purvey
To lower comprehensions: so not he!
Reflect, ’tis Browning! he neglects, prepense,