And then, as if abash’d with shame.
Replied, in a more humble style:
“The agile Ape’s rebuke might be
Inspired by jealousy or spleen;
But, since the Pig commends, I see
How bad my dancing must have been.”
Let every author think on this,
And hold the maxim for a rule—
The worst that can befall him is
The approbation of a fool.