Homer himself has never yet entirely recovered from the injury he received by Lord Chesterfield's remark, that the speeches of his heroes were frequently exceedingly low.
So the review ceased, and the reviewing corps no longer existed as such; they forthwith returned to their proper avocations--the editor to compose tunes on his piano, and to the task of disposing of the remaining copies of his Quintilian--the inferior members to working for the publisher, being to a man dependents of his; one, to composing fairy tales; another, to collecting miracles of Popish saints; and a third, Newgate lives and trials.

Owing to the bad success of the review, the publisher became more furious than ever.

My money was growing short, and I one day asked him to pay me for my labours in the deceased publication.
"Sir," said the publisher, "what do you want the money for ?" "Merely to live on," I replied; "it is very difficult to live in this town without money." "How much money did you bring with you to town ?" demanded the publisher.
"Some twenty or thirty pounds," I replied.
"And you have spent it already ?" "No," said I, "not entirely; but it is fast disappearing." "Sir," said the publisher, "I believe you to be extravagant; yes, sir, extravagant!" "On what grounds do you suppose me to be so ?" "Sir," said the publisher; "you eat meat." "Yes," said I, "I eat meat sometimes: what should I eat ?" "Bread, sir," said the publisher; "bread and cheese." "So I do, sir, when I am disposed to indulge; but I cannot often afford it--it is very expensive to dine on bread and cheese, especially when one is fond of cheese, as I am.

My last bread and cheese dinner cost me fourteen pence.

There is drink, sir; with bread and cheese one must drink porter, sir." "Then, sir, eat bread--bread alone.