Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-04-17
FOR TIE ENQUIRER.

Nesr: Editors The author Of The Capitol No. ." Ia
received through your paper au EPi,tle TO H H. bro
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which justice their author, he sends you for pub
'l'on-rie author of The Capitol No. - pre:unes
palm upon public anohers production his own but
"c" contained in these apropos he hrgs
"srOro" from his ,ni until he proP;a persona
: has respects 10 his sovieisu Lord and Iaster-
I'LL the Humble " Poetaster,'
To hi, Sovereign Lord aud Master,
feleptS'. L-g-r L-nd-n C-tt-r,
Poe, aud Con'oiiPtu' PateT;-
Your verse;, brother, I have seen,
Aud think them q the be,t quite mean,
Indeed not ,sorth graf, sir,
" The Isorfki.'S trnd.' l would foIsake,
Such verses never your breld can make.
Nor ever buy cont, sir.
wonder what yon would have due
Had Pinhar writ,
For II NJ all your verses shOne,
u with huIow'd wit
A wvul'ibc-wit, At Is not ut,
For any man sspireio,
Atho' the fash may cut dash,
Twill ne'er the world set h,e to.
III we're you would not pirate
Ia Germs so truly B,lirHg,glir;
Tho It's natural no doubt.
Le.i in tn. Senate when you
To speak about fhe enough and crows
dirty word should hop
Here, Therefore, you should tie Muse
Again for aid invoke,
Fur Gods sake ask her TO ,Dfise
A spirit thro' your Joke.
never would claim, nor give my
70 any doggr ell Sonnet,
Which did contain 20 low r stain,
Or" Ss"ae" rhyme with " Bonnet"
you.re conscious that your Nas'is poor,
Aud apply think would lie sore,
So lean hack TO ride sin;
Indeed the riding did ne gall,
AId Ger again, for fear lac fall,
WWI hi, hack bcstride, sir.
The dreadful things called Scotch Rsgew-gs,
You need not fear good master,
They neser see such rhymes al yours,
Nor o1t' a Poetaster.
TO such all height her puny fight
Your Muse will never wing,
But in a bush not like the thrush
Forever boarsey sing.
That verse in which you mention make,
Oi lat, lean aud Z" eHJr Cassius tate"
In which you quote old PIndsT.
so lameiy hops for want Of rhyme
None bsl Pa" would make it chime,
Or read Tor tender-finder--
Your claim j. good because you're lean
To have Pte's fame!
Nc other than yourself ween,
Will dub you with that
That NJ yeLf praise naDe raise.
L haye Of old been taught,
other, accord the ju.l reward;
Which Is with value ffaught--
AS 10 MAJOR -, What dye call hin
TEL him with ease I'D Uaii-hiin
Since he know 6gher;
Apd ssk the with specs, whose nose
Is Ieddrr than the budding rose,
l will not say 'tIs brighter
Suppose found that his strange name,
Wcrd only thyme with cool"
How could The verse be more than tame
When cUuppd with -!
Then take advice and do not twice,
My sting by sneers provoke
That Toe sting, = no new thing,
10 you II 70 NO Joke
Nov from Tho Con.eriptus Patef,7
II soaring ciossic Cater;
turn 10 turn Is T. admire
For where's the man that can bes.ride,
An6 with such grae.fm motion ride.
PeEasu. that sized Of FIRE!
How pure, how smooth, how uneoniiHd,
cor the Heroic school
Thy verses flow thy fiery mind,
Ilislsning me,e'sfuLe!
% thought ,ubpe, Oh ,moothfH rhyme
u well accord, With other words
bout Tam o'5hanter's Mes"
Why mau ~ rettles. Of your fame
Why, blindly leopard your greUt name,
by ,et,bbin; dosgysH verses
But then 10 give them 10 the world,
From post TO pillar TO be hufrd
I surely think much worse r.,
pd'd thou hope anothsr's eye,
Would glance a. lightly DER
Thy isuIis--as lightly pass them bs
n, thou bad'a done belore'
No, my brother, there !, oibtr,
Not cen fellow Poet,
W6t, II bis eye fault espy,
WilIhesna,e to ihew IT,
Why not With Byron soar sublime
And sing Of nature all tine
OfteuOr and Of bfsutys
j, hieesr'e you want the pow'r
To sean the stfesm--tbe lofty town
or point 10 his dnfy'
Then do forsaks the beaten uack
Ia which Of lste you've falpn,
And leave the q Nag" that's new . hack
md find some other osln'.
Thu, save Jcpr fame and your good nsae,
Tho health you dtrsgMd,
For being isan is al woen,
You'll gstby being Bard.