Satirical Poems. 69 All these confirm my statement a good deal, But that which more completely faith exacts Is, that myself, and several now in Se- ville, Saw Juan’s last elopement with the devil. CCIV. If ever I should condescend to prose, I’ll write poetical commandments, which Shall supersede beyond all doubt all those That went before; in these I shall enrich My text with many things that no one knows, And carry precepltothehighestpitch: I’ll call the work „Longinus o’er a Bottle, Or, Every Poet his own Aristotle.” CCV. Thou shalt believe in Milton , Drydcn, Pope: Thou shalt not set up Wordsworth, Coleridge, Southey: Because the first in crazed beyond all hope, The second drunk, the third so quaint and mouthy; With Crabbe it may be difficult to cope, And Campbell’s Hippocrene is some- what drouthy: krafle mil Udsagn en Iiel Deel, || Men det som mere fuldkommcnt g-jor Fordring paa Til- tro || Er, at jeg selv og adskillige som nu ere i Sevilla, || Saae Juans sidste Bortrommelse med Djaivelen. CCIV. Ilvis nogensinde jeg skulde nedlade mig til Prosa || Vil jeg skrive poetiske Bud, som || Skulde nden Tvivl vjbre overtliidige alle dem jj Som ere rorudgangne; i disse skat jeg lierige || Min Text med mange Ting som slet Ingen kjendcr 1| Og bringe Forskriften til dethiijeste Top-Punkt; || Jeg vil kalde Vaerket: ,,Longi- nus over en Flaske,” |] Eller: ,,Enhver Dig- ter sin egen Aristoteles. CCV. Du skal Iro paa Milton, Dryden, Pope; || Du skal ei opstille Wordsworth, Coleridge, Southey, || Fol’di den torste er aldeles haab- Iost forrykt, || Den anden fordrukken , den tredie saa affecteret og vidllabet [sladdervo- ren] || Med Crabbe biivev det vanskeligt at kappes || Og Campbells Hippokrene er noget udtiirret; || Du skal ei sijrele fra Samuel Thou shalt not steal from Samuel Ro- gers, nor Commit — flirtation with the Muse of Moore. CCVI. Thou shalt not covetMr. Sotheby’s Muse, Ilis Pegasus, nor any thing that’s his; Thou shalt not bear false witness like „the Blues,” (There’s one, at least, is very fond of this;) Thou shalt not write, in short, but what I choose: This is true criticism, and you may kiss — Exactly as you please, or not, the rod, But if you don’t, I’ll lay it on, by G—d! CCVII. If any person should presume to assert This story is not moral, first, I pray, That they will not cry out before they’re hurt, Then that they'll read it o’er again, and say, (But, doubtless, nobody will be so pert) That this is not a moral tale, though gay; Besides, in canto twelfth, I mean to show The very place where wicked people go. Rogers, ei heller || Bedrive — Coquetteri med Moores Muse. CCVI, Dii skal ei begjaire Mr. Sothebys Muse, || Hans Pegasus, ei heller nogeri Ting som er hans, || Du skal ei baere falsk Vidnesbyrd som ,,de Blaae” — *) || (Der er een (af dem) i det mindste som holder meget af dette); || Du skal ei skrive, kort sagt uden hvad jeg finder for godt; || Dette er den aegte Kritik, og du kan kysse — || Accurat som du beha- ger eller ei — Riiset; || Men gjor du det ei, saa laegger jeg det paa (dig) (d. e. saa skal du faa det at foie) ved Jupiter! CCVII. Hvis nogen Person skulde fordriste sig til at paastaa || At denne Historie ei er moralsk, saa beder jeg, forst || At de ei vil skrige hoit for de ere beskadigede, || Dernaest, at de vil Iaise den over igjen , og sige, || (Men, uden Tvivl vil ingen blive saa impertinent,) || At dette ikke er en moralsk Fortceiling, skjont munter: || Desuden i tolvte Canto har jeg i Sinde at vise || Selve Stedet hvor de ugude- lige Folk gaae hen. *) ,,De Blaae” , en Qvindeklub i London i England spotviis ,,En blaa Strompe” — Disse paa Lord Byrons Tid, der ligesom paa Trods Darner redigerede et Maanedskrift som inde- gav sig dette Navn — en laerd Dame kaldes i | lioldt en Deel Angreb paa Lord Byron.

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