Paul Verlaine Quote

Grip eloquence by the throat and squeeze
It to death. And while you're about it
You might corral that runaway, Rhyme,
Or you'll get Rhyme Without End, Amen.
Who will denounce that criminal, Rhyme?
Tone-deaf children or crazed foreigners
No doubt fashioned its paste jewelry,
Tinplate on top, hollow underneath.

"Art poétique", from Jadis et naguère (1884)