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128 Must take what information he
 * Can get, and look for no im-

mature disclosure of the drift
 * And purpose of your poem.

"Therefore, to test his patience—
 * How much he can endure—

Mention no places, names, or dates.
 * And evermore be sure

Throughout the poem to be found
 * Consistently obscure.

"First fix upon the limit
 * To which it shall extend:

Then fill it up with 'Padding'
 * (Beg some of any friend):

Your great
 * You place towards the end."

"And what is a Sensation,
 * Grandfather, tell me, pray?

I think I never heard the word
 * So used before to-day: