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[All work, says a well-known humorist, is an unutterable bore. / All that concerns the writer are the cheques his work brings him / in.]
Simple is the man who fancies, / In his fond and foolish heart, / That the author weaves romances / For the love of Art; / That the poet's torch, ignited / By some sacred inner fire, / Is a spark of genius lighted / To illume his lyre; / That 'tis Honour or Ambition / Prompts the bard to composition!