Me to hear:—
First R.A.
"Now, to none do I yield in my love of Vandyck—
I adore the Italians—bow down to the Dutch;
Velasquez I worship, and Goya I like
Very much.
"But alas! for the Sheepshanks and Vernons of old—
For the Hills and the rest of a connoisseur race!
Old Mecænas has gone; and investors of gold
Take his place."