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Page 53
... ne'er transgress its end : Let it be seldom , and compell'd by need ; And have , at least , their precedent to plead . The critic else proceeds without remorse , Seizes your fame , and puts his laws in force . I know there are , to ...
... ne'er transgress its end : Let it be seldom , and compell'd by need ; And have , at least , their precedent to plead . The critic else proceeds without remorse , Seizes your fame , and puts his laws in force . I know there are , to ...
Page 55
... er the vales , and seem to tread the sky ; Th ' eternal snows appear already past , And the first clouds and ... ne'er was , nor is , nor e'er shall be . In every work regard the writer's end , Since none can compass more than they ...
... er the vales , and seem to tread the sky ; Th ' eternal snows appear already past , And the first clouds and ... ne'er was , nor is , nor e'er shall be . In every work regard the writer's end , Since none can compass more than they ...
Page 56
... ne'er contain : ' --- " Then build a new , or act it on a plain . ' Thus critics , of less judgement than caprice , Curious , not knowing , not exact , but nice , Form short ideas ; and offend in arts ( As most in manners ) by a love to ...
... ne'er contain : ' --- " Then build a new , or act it on a plain . ' Thus critics , of less judgement than caprice , Curious , not knowing , not exact , but nice , Form short ideas ; and offend in arts ( As most in manners ) by a love to ...
Page 59
... ne'er advance a judgement of their own , But catch the spreading notion of the town ; They reason and conclude by precedent , And own stale nonsense which they ne'er invent . Some judge of authors ' names , not works , and then Nor ...
... ne'er advance a judgement of their own , But catch the spreading notion of the town ; They reason and conclude by precedent , And own stale nonsense which they ne'er invent . Some judge of authors ' names , not works , and then Nor ...
Page 62
... ne'er so dire a thirst of glory boast , Nor in the critic let the man be lost . Good - nature and good - sense must ever join ; To err , is human ; to forgive , divine . But if in noble minds some dregs remain , Not yet purg'd off , of ...
... ne'er so dire a thirst of glory boast , Nor in the critic let the man be lost . Good - nature and good - sense must ever join ; To err , is human ; to forgive , divine . But if in noble minds some dregs remain , Not yet purg'd off , of ...
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