The very meanest trade, I'm very sure,
That e'er has been, or is, or e'er will be
In all the world, is that of literature.


Rime (1775)


The very meanest trade, I'm very sure, That e'er has been, or is, or e'er will be In all the world, is that of literature.

The very meanest trade, I'm very sure, That e'er has been, or is, or e'er will be In all the world, is that of literature.

The very meanest trade, I'm very sure, That e'er has been, or is, or e'er will be In all the world, is that of literature.

The very meanest trade, I'm very sure, That e'er has been, or is, or e'er will be In all the world, is that of literature.