FREETHOUGHTSONSEVERALEMINENTCOMPOSERS

freethoughtsonseveraleminentcomposers

(1830)

somecryuphaydn,somemozart,

justasthewhimbites;formypart,

idonotcareafarthingcandle

foreitherofthem,orforhandel.—

cannotamanlivefreeandeasy,

withoutadmiringpergolesi?

orthro'theworldwithcomfortgo,

thatneverheardofdoctorblow?

sohelpmeheaven,ihardlyhave;

andyetieat,anddrink,andshave,

likeotherpeople,ifyouwatchit,

andknownomoreofstaveorcrotchet,

thandidtheprimitiveperuvians;

orthoseoldante-queer-diluvians

thatlivedintheunwash'dworldwithjubal,

beforethatdirtyblacksmithtubal

bystrokeonanvil,orbysumm'at,

foundout,tohisgreatsurprise,thegamut.

icarenomoreforcimarosa,

thanhedidforsalvatorrosa,

beingnopainter;andbadluck

bemine,ificanbearthatgluck!

oldtychobrahe,andmodernherschel,

hadsomethinginthem;butwho'spurcel?

thedevil,withhisfootsocloven,

foraughticare,maytakebeethoven;

and,ifthebargaindoesnotsuit,

i'llthrowhimweberintoboot.

there'snotthesplittingofasplinter

tochuse'twixthimlastnamed,andwinter.

ofdoctorpepuscholdqueendido

knewjustasmuch,godknows,asido.

iwouldnotgofourmilestovisit

sebastianbach(orbatch,whichisit?);

nomoreiwouldforbononcini.

asfornovello,orrossini,

ishallnotsayawordtogrieve'em,

becausethey'reliving;soileave'em.

miscellaneouspoems,notcollectedbylamb

dramaticfragment

(1798)

fieupon't.

allmenarefalse,ithink.thedateoflove

isout,expired,itsstoriesallgrownstale,

o'erpast,forgotten,likeanantiquetale

ofheroandleander.

johnwoodvil.

allarenotfalse.iknewayouthwhodied