“Scribimus indocti doctique poëmata passim.” _Hor. 2 Ep. 1._ To court applause by oblique dexterity, or without a due sense of respect for public opinion, impertinently to advance pretensions, is equally revolting to the feelings of an ingenuous mind. But as genius and a desire of fame are naturally allied, and, perhaps, the former never existed without the latter; will not the youthful adventurer be justified in endeavouring to stand well in the opinion of the judicious and discerning, by disseminating his works among them--under a confidence, that the more candid will be pleased with the first blossoms of poetical talent, not only as the fruits of industry…
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