...and witty poem, " A Fable for Critics," he makes Apollo say : — " There's Lowell, who's striving Parnassus to climb, With a whole bale of isms tied...rhyme, He might get on alone, spite of brambles and boulderd, But he can't with that bundle he ha? on his shoulders. The top of the hill he will ne'er...

...Fable for Critics," written when he was nine-and-tweoty he says : — There's Lowell, who's striving Parnassus to climb, With a whole bale of isms tied...rhyme ; He might get on alone, spite of brambles and ooulders, But be can't with that bundle he has on his shoulders. The top of the hill he will ne'er...

...— " There is Lowell, who's striving Parnassus to climb With a whole bale of úms tied together in rhyme ; He might get on alone, spite of brambles and...lyre has some chords that would ring pretty well, But he'd rather by half make a drum of the shell, And rattle away till he's old as Methusalem, At the head...

...whole bale of ism* tied together in rhyme ; He might get on alone, spite of brambles and bonlders, But he can't with that bundle he has on his shoulders...lyre has some chords that would ring pretty well, But he'd rather by half make a drum of the shell, And rattle away till he's old as Methusalem, At the head...

...who's striving Parnassus to climb With a whole bale of ismi tied together in rhyme ; He might get oii alone, spite of brambles and boulders, But he can't with that bundle he has on his shoulders ; The lop of the hill he will ne'er come nigh reaching, Till he learns the distinction 'twixt singing and...

...nobody knows What to do but e'en join in the laugh, friends and foes. " There is Lowell, who's striving Parnassus to climb With a whole bale of isms tied...come nigh reaching Till he learns the distinction 'tvvixt singing and preaching ; His lyre has some chords that would ring pretty well, But he'd rather...

...seems to be fully conscious of his errors, for he says of himself — ' There is Lowell, who's striving Parnassus to climb With a whole bale of isms tied together with rhyme : ss * The top of the hill he will ne'er come nigh reaching Till he learns the distinction 'twixt singing...

...the toes That are trodden upon are your own or yonr lyric foes'. " There is Lowell, who's striving Parnassus to climb With a whole bale of isms tied...lyre has some chords that would ring pretty well, But he'd rather by half make a drum of the shell, And rattle away till he's old as Methusalem, Don Juan,...

...the toes That are trodden upon are your own or your lyric foes'. " There is Lowell, who's striving Parnassus to climb With a whole bale of isms tied...The top of the hill he will ne'er come nigh reaching His lyre has some chords that would ring pretty well, Till he learns the distinction 'twixt singiirg...

...nobody knows What to do but e'en join in the laugh, friends and foes. " There is Lowell, who's striving Parnassus to climb With a whole bale of isms tied...he can't with that bundle he has on his shoulders, "he top of the hill he will ne'er come nigh reaching Till he learns the distinction 'twixt singing...