Whether derived frae classic or
Frae brimstone matches!—
Hear me, great Alias, for a wee!
The leddies winna let thee be.
Ye’d think sma’ pleasure it could gie,
E’en to she-novelist,
To drag thee frae the obscuritee
Wherein thou grovellest.
But leddies wi’ an eye to fame,
Take leeberties wi’ thy dread name,