22. An emendation of this line is offer’d to make it clear, _We triumph most when ~MOST~ the farmer feeds._ and the _Beef eaters at ~St.~ James_’s, are appeal’d to for the justness of it. 23, 24. The elegance of these lines are literally defended, but the propriety and cadence of them are called in question. 25, 26, 27, 21. These seem inconsistent with the 19th and 20th verses. As in the 35th, and 46th lines, _Phœbus_ had roll’d in vain, till _Albion_ could behold such a sight as at present on the throne, well might the poet make the exclamation in the 37th and 38th. 39, 40. As it is impossible always to REACH _our own desires_, tho’ required by heaven, it is proposed to alter it to TEACH; that is, instruct united hearts to address the throne by their own loyal _desires_. 41. Read _selfish_, as better than _self-born_; all views whatever being such. 46. _Suns_ probably should be read _sons_, because it seems to be a contradiction to ever circling _sun_, line 1. The criticiser concludes with observing, that when a song is good sense, it must be made nonsense before it is made musick; so when a song is nonsense, there’s no other way but by singing it to make it seem tolerable sense. _Grub-street Journal_, _Jan. 21._ No. 55. The author begins with observing that nothing has increased their society so much as poetry: We are taught it at school; if not, believe we are born poets. Every corner abounds with its professors; the bellman nightly salutes his master and mistress: the marshal, his gentlemen soldiers every Christmas; every street rings with ballads; the royal palace resounds with odes; and every church-yard with its productions: _Stephen Duck_’s good fortune has occasion’d a poor Weaver in _Spittle-fields_ to publish a miscellany of poems which he addresses to the Queen, and introduces with this line. _Thy fortune, ~Duck~, affects my kindred mind;_ Wherefore _Grub st._ presumes to represent to her Majesty, that the best way to encourage the Weaver, would be to wear British manufactures; and the thresher, by giving him a small farm in the country; and to restrain both from writing a line more in rhime or measure. Apprehends, that from this general inclination to write, they shall be oblig’d, like the royal society, to discourage intruders amongst them, and, to prevent misunderstanding, proposes that no person shall be a member of both societies at the same time. _Grub-street Journal_, _Jan. 21._ No. 56.