xi To Flaxman I mock thee not， though I by thee am mockèd； Thou call'st me madman， but I call thee blockhead. To Nancy Flaxman How can I he...
xiii To Flaxman and Stothard I found them blind： I taught them how to see； And now they know neither themselves nor me. 'Tis excellent to turn a t...
xiv To Stothard You all your youth observ'd the golden rule， Till you're at last become the golden fool： I sport with fortune， merry， blithe a...
xv Cromek speaks I always take my judgement from a fool Because his judgement is so very cool； Not prejudiced by feelings great or small， Amiable stat...
xvi On Stothard You say reserve and modesty he has， Whose heart is iron， his head wood， and his face brass. The fox， the owl， the beetle， and the bat ...
xvii On Stothard S——， in childhood， on the nursery floor， Was extreme old and most extremely poor； He has grown old， and rich， and what he...
xviii Mr. Stothard to Mr. Cromek For Fortune's favours you your riches bring， But Fortune says she gave you no such thing Why should you be ungrat...
xix Mr. Cromek to Mr. Stothard Fortune favours the brave， old proverbs say； But not with money； that is not the way. Turn back！ turn back！ you travel ...
xx On Cromek Cr——loves artists as he loves his meat： He loves the Art； but 'tis the art to cheat....
xxi On Cromek A petty sneaking knave I knew—— O！ Mr. Cr——， how do ye do？...