the basket; then came a man with a revolver in his left

these are the themes that inspire thy most poetic songs. And should

Carcinus come to beg thee for admission with his sons to thy chorus,

refuse all traffic with them; remember they are but gelded birds,

stork-necked dancers, mannikins about as tall as a goat's turd, in

fact machine-made poets. Contrary to all expectation, the father has

at last managed to finish a piece, but he admits that a cat

Such are the songs with which the Muse with the glorious hair

inspires the able poet and which enchant the assembled populace,

Great!（57）