Which wasn't so good as it might have been.
The towpath critic he shook his head
(Thornycroft's, where they began to row):
"Hung over the stretcher" was what he said,
And "missed the beginning," and "hands too slow."
The towpath critic, whoe'er he be
(A tug and some barges blocked the way),
For thirty odd years, it seems to me,
Has never found anything else to say.
The towpath critic's remarks are trite