"I was only trying to string together some ideas that came into my head this fine morning." "You are a poet, then ?" said Kenelm, seating himself on the bench.
"I dare not say poet.

I am a verse-maker." "Sir, I know there is a distinction.

Many poets of the present day, considered very good, are uncommonly bad verse-makers.

For my part, I could more readily imagine them to be good poets if they did not make verses at all.

But can I not hear the rest of the ballad ?" "Alas! the rest of the ballad is not yet made.