But more in "In Memoriam" sort of measure):
"The critics prattle on amain—
That envious and grumbling race
Declare my play is commonplace,
And rather full of chaff than grain.
"I hold it true—although they bawl,
And I may heavy find the cost—
'Tis better to produce a 'frost'
Than ne'er to write a play at all."
And then unto the Queen (s'berry) he hymned