118 THE FLORAL TELEGRAPH. 
horrors, proved by the eternal steam¬ 
working of the press, by the inven¬ 
tion of Iron pens, and by the folly 
to be wise, which pervades all classes, 
from the universities to the infant 
schools. 
“ Poets are said to indulge in fiction, 
and surely no Poet ever lied so much 
as Pope when he sang 
‘ Heaven first taught letters for some wretch’s 
aid, 
Some banish’d lover, or some captive maid ; 
They live, they speak, they breathe what Love 
inspires, 
Warm from the heart and faithful to its fires.' 
‘ Speed the soft intercourse from soul to soul, 
And waft a sigh from Indus to the Pole.’ 
This may be very beautiful, but is 
it not false as beautiful ? 
