They scold the common herd who worship matter.
To criticize is anybody's right,
But if you jeer you recklessly invite
Comparison, how odious is plain
When Hillyer's set near Eliot or Crane,
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Or even Wolfe, if his dense tomes are read
After a startled glance at "Riverhead."
The Hopkins, Faulkners, Pounds you damn In toto,
But speak with awed respect of one DeVoto, . . .