A bar whom there were none to praise

[bloomcountry]

Does this refer to the people in a "tavern"? Thanks:

"It lay among the untrodden ways,
'Twas very small in size;
A bar whom there were none to praise,
And few to patronize"

("A Dirge", by F. Scott Fitzgerald).

 

[PaulQ]

The phrase is a humorous allusion to William Wordsworth's poem "She dwelt among the Untrodden Ways"

She dwelt among th' untrodden ways
Beside the springs of Dove
A Maid whom there were none to praise
And very few to love:

Wordsworth describes a woman who is lonely and isolated: Fitzgerald describes a bar (pub/tavern) that few people visit.

 

[bloomcountry]

Thanks awfully!