Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-03-10
For the ID, I noare Republican
THE CRITIC.

III every age, IN every Town,
There have been men of self Ienowp;
| On every theme Which may arise
| They will attempt to rrltcise;
| To Gods own house they oft repair
And criticise the preacher there;
| They say his sermons are all stale,
| And that he doth entirely fail,
| To make q single poiit that's new,
As all who preach Gods word should do.
They next will to the bar repair
| And criticse the lawyer tllcr;
They say he had a splendid cause,
But failed to show ii Wy the laws;
They know the Judges will agree
The cause was managed blunderinely:
But when the Chief doth say that lie,
And his two brothers 10th agree
That they have been much pleased TO see
The law explained so ably.
They are disgusted-and they say
Those men have lived beyond their day.
They TO tho Opera then repair
And crticise the music there;
They say the alto is tpo weak,
The tenor is perfect squeak,
The bass harsh unehrthly noise,
A perfect farce unit ibr boys.
A lady by their side replied
You seem to be dissatsfied
think the music very fine,
Best have heard for a long time;
The critics smile to think that She
Can bc huinbugged 50 easily.
A friend then whispeied in their ear,
That Is Miss Nilsson Sitting there;
They said ,ce pity hr, poor thing.
We never thought Nilsson could sing.
They then conclude they will Lot STAY
To hear such trash lhsn leave ,tl IA .way,
They TO the theatre repair
To criticise what is done there;
Such laundering English, they say
They never heard before to-day,
Indeed n gentleman replied,
Why that was Shakepeare's greatest pii,le.
lie often has been I'D ard to say
Ills the best paragraph in the play"
We cant help that tlf critics said
Remember Shakespeare's long been dead:
II might have answeted in lis day,
But schoolboys notc you'd throw away
Such trash for they could plainly see
Those nouns and verbs do not agree.
How so" gentleman replies,
II that is true, then Webster lies.
The critics smile, and say that Aey
Can't trust TO Webster at this day.
Now friends you must not be sur, risrd,
II all your actions criticised;
For our wise Editors they say
Have joined the critics club to-day:
And If you ever dare 20 write.
You criticism will invite,
You must be careful for to see
That all your nouns and verbs aoree.
our lines you IL laHe to measure we'll,
And every word correctly spell.
For if you don't you soon will see
The critics shadow follow thee
And then perhaps ypu II hear him say
ihe thing is made ly hand to-day.
Tomorrow he will have dream,
Inc thlng Is made Dy Il machine.
1t would be folly fot one to say
He'd try to please those men to-day.
They won't be pleased, us you will see
They never can with you agree.
Inc pulplt, Oar, and stage conbiGed
oo'iiu not indite to please their mind,
Much less an dndtuer like /,
therefore, I'm not inclined to try.
I'm sorry they do iot combine
nhelr "ondrous pdwcis Of sight and mind:
To give us something that will teach.
,i,i Inc preacher how TO better preach
lhe lawyer how top!ead his cause,
g., Ia oetter way to read the laws,l
H.. i.iie singer now tO sWccter sing,
The author better English briny.
IN i ne actor how TO act and read,
The poet all that lie doth need.
-,mu liieii please hrlng the I.Hdiprr,
ah eise ihose 'oimhlrh have to spaIc.
Aud teach him all those things 10 us,i
SO that he may rite men amuse y ~ A.