A RECIPE for a MODERN CRITIC. 1756

Two drachms of stale sense, and a scruple of wit, A lump of old learning; of taste a small bit; A line or two out of Aristotle's rules, And a satchel of nonsense glean'd up from the schools: Of Lethe's thick stream, a full gallon well shook; Of sarcasms two hundred from any old book; Of candour a grain, and of scandal a ton; Of knowledge two ounces, of merit not one: A handful of rue, and of onions a load; The brain of a calf, and the breast of a toad: The eye of a mole, and the nail of a cat, The tooth of a mouse, and the wing of a bat; The purse of old poverty, hunger's lank jaw; The gander's long windpipe, the monkey's crimp maw: Take this dose, my good author, you quickly will do For Critical, Monthly, or any Review.