Obscure he sinks, forgot his worth and name,

For Sheridan forbids the smallest fame;

To paltry players, no more shall he impart

An hour’s delight to the convivial heart:

Thither no more shall witty lords repair,

To sweet oblivion of the senate’s care!

No more the anecdote, the luscious tale,

The mirth-inspiring good-thing shall prevail;

No more the fop his cobweb’d sconce shall cheer,

Padlock his flippant tongue, and learn to hear;