University of Virginia Library

The Muse here gently bent the knee,
And curt'sy'ng an Apology,
Replied—“for me, who will may buy't—
“I sooner wou'd forget to write;
“An Iliad conjur'd with a Touch,
“Must be too little, or too much!
“Its other Talent—to abuse
“I leave to those who write Reviews”—