A FRAGMENT
Reading edition
The bard who versifies for hire, When no exalted thoughts inspire, Tho' rhyme and metre be exact, Conveys a sense of something lacked; When moved by no poetic fire, He twangs a dull and tuneless lyre.
Reading edition
The bard who versifies for hire, When no exalted thoughts inspire, Tho' rhyme and metre be exact, Conveys a sense of something lacked; When moved by no poetic fire, He twangs a dull and tuneless lyre.