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‘Of the Art of Sinking in Poetry’ in Works (1824) VII 164: The principal branch of the alamode is the prurient. [...] It consists wholly of metaphors drawn from [...] the very bathos of the human body [...] selling of bargains, and double entendre. ‘Satires of Horace’ in Works II 121: Oldfield [...] Cries, ‘send me, Gods! a whole Hog barbecu’d!’ Oh blast it, south winds! till a stench exhale Rank as the ripeness of a rabbit’s tail. ‘Satires of Dr. Donne’ Works II 138: Bearing like asses, and more shameless farre Than carted whores. ‘Satires of Dr. Donne’ Works II 157: O my fair mistress, Truth! shall I quit thee, For huffing, braggart, puft Nobility? ‘Satires of Dr. Donne’ Works II 151: Lord! Sir, a meer mechanic! stangely low, And course of phrase. ‘Epistle VI’ Works II 76: Then gives a smacking buss, and cries, – No words!