At his Foot-rule, his Measures, Pauses, Endings.

Since Shakespeare, in despite such Tinker’s mendings,

Must e’er remain—whatever Dolts may say—

“The Wonder of all Time.” And now, good-day

Furnivallos, and your slavish, fawning Crew,

With whom again I’ll nothing have to do;

Though, ere I go, or quit this “New Society,”

Let me advise all, and with strict sobriety,

To change its Name, and so coin heaps of guineas,

And call it Shakespeare’s “Newest Nest of Ninnies!”