名人诗歌|On Art and Artists（十一）

English Encouragement of Art：

Cromek's opinions put into rhyme

If you mean to please everybody you will

Set to work both ignorance and skill.

For a great multitude are ignorant，

And skill to them seems raving^{2 and rant1.}

Like putting oil and water in a lamp，

'Twill make a great splutter with smoke and damp.

For there is no use as it seems to me

Of lighting^{3 a lamp， when you don't wish to see.}