XIII.

An orator of such set trash of phrase

Ineffably--legitimately vile,

That even its grossest flatterers dare not praise,

Nor foes--all nations--condescend to smile;

Not even a sprightly blunder's spark can blaze

From that Ixion grindstone's ceaseless toil,

That turns and turns to give the world a notion

Of endless torments and perpetual motion.

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