Dost on law folios rent thy classic pate;
If chance, by friendly recollection led,
Some kindred spirit shall enquire thy fate,
Haply some Drama-loving wight may say—
“Oft have we seen him at the hour of five,
“Brushing, with hasty steps the dust away,
“For Drury’s pit, and a front seat to strive.
“There, where a whisper from the stage can reach,
“Though for the gaudy Pantomime too nigh,
“At pompous nothings would he yawn and stretch,