Thus  tu  Tve  held  my  undisturb'd  career,
Prepared  for  rancor,  steel'd  'gainst  selfish  fear :
This  thing  of  rhyme  I  ne*er  disdahied  to  own—
Though  not  obtrusiTe,  yet  not  quite  unknown :
My  voice  was  heard  again,  though  not  so  loud,
My  page,  though  nameless,  never  disavow'd ;
And  now  at  once  I  tear  the  veil  away  :—
Cheer  on  the  pack  !  the  quarry  stands  at  bay,
Unscared  by  all  the  din  of  Mcdboume  house,*
By  Lambe's  resentment,  or  by  Holland's  spouse.
■  JiijiM.   TbH  atend  In  tte  flfth  ediikm.    la  til  pteviaoi  «flliM


t  "BapU/'lodflfdi  B«io|»gntpUMlMidt7poffi«plitaBdKfafPilUD'k
teBWonsiB*Md«|*l-l  caOailhlm  "duuc"  hefor*  I  wwUwTioad,
tat  abet  Imv«  iMined  better  Unn  to  tack  hb  name  with  what  doo't  bekof  to
k.-~IM$  to  t^A/ih  edUhm.
MsuOell'aTopocVKplijflrThijr*  tad  MiMat  cunot  fail  to  omon  the
■ppntelim  of  «r«f7  mu  jiiBlillii  orda«ical  t«at«,  aa  wcU  br  tho  iabram-
lk»llr.OeO  ooowjrs  to  the  mlad  of  tho  leader,  as  for  ite  aUlllj  aad  RMaieb
llM  napeelin  worin  dbphj.— MM  to  off  Ito  Mrly  odMone..
SbMHefafftepMDorTMgr.aiyaifalaMan  Mniewkal  ehnged  m  I0
teabovenote.    Gdl'o Hirrqr  wai Imm^ and ■upexSdaU-MS'. noH ty L«4


By  Jeffrey's  handaes  pistol,  KaOeai's  lagt
Edina's  t^awny  sons  and  btioastone  page.
Our  men  in  buekram  shall  have  blows  enough,
And  fed  they  too  are  *<  penetrable  staff; "
And  though  I  hope  not  hence  unscathed  to  go,
Who  conquers  me  shall  find  a  stubborn  foe.
The  time  hath  been,  when  no  harsh  sound  would  ftO
From  lips  that  now  may  seem  imbued  with  gall,
Nor  fools  nor  follies  tempt  me  to  despise
The  meanest  thing  that  crawl'd  beneath  my  ejra;
But  now  so  callous  grown,  so  changed  since  yont^
I've  leam'd  to  think,  and  stenily  speak  the  troth:
Leam'd  to  deride  the  critic's  stsreh  decree.
