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" em, would a hundred tongues require, Or one vain wit's, that might a hundred tire. 45 But you who seek to give and merit fame, And justly bear a Critic's noble name, Be sure yourself and your own reach to know, How far your genius, taste, and learning... "
Elegant Extracts; Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry: Selected for ... - Page 174
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The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope, Volume 1

Alexander Pope - Criticism - 1717 - 468 pages
...half-learn'd witlings, num'rous in our ifle, As half-form'd infects on the banks of Nik ; Unfinifh'd things, one knows not what to call, Their generation's...vain Wit's, that might a hundred tire. , But you who feek to give and merit fame, And juftly bear a Critic's noble name, Be fure your felf and your own...
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Miscellaneous Poems and Translations: By Several Hands. Particularly, I ...

English poetry - 1720 - 302 pages
...half-learn'd witlings, num'rous in our ifle,. As half-form'd infedts on^ the banks of Nik; Unfinifh'd things, one knows not what to call, Their generation's fo equivocal: To telL'em, would a hundred tongues require, Or one vain wit's, that might a hundred tire. But you who...
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Bibliotheca Technologica: Or, a Philological Library of Literary Arts and ...

Benjamin Martin - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1737 - 720 pages
...Instruction which Mr. Pope gives to thole who engage in Works of Criticifm and Cenfure. — But you who feek to give and merit Fame, And juftly bear a Critic's noble Name, Be fare yourfelf and your own Reach to know. How far your Geuius, Tafte, and Learn ing go; Launch not...
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Monthly Review; Or Literary Journal Enlarged, Volume 79

Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Periodicals - 1788 - 738 pages
...REVIEW; OR, ^ERARY JOURNAL: •/ • F;om JULY to DECEMBER, incfajive, M.DCC.LXXXVIII. ' But you who feek to give and merit Fame, ' And juftly bear a Critic's noble name— For the worft avarice is that of Senfe. Be niggards of advice on no pretence, With mean complacence...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. ...: Juvenile poems

Alexander Pope - 1751 - 236 pages
...banks of Nile ; 41 Unfinifh'd things, one knows not what to call, Their geoeration's fo equivocal ; Tq tell 'em, would a hundred tongues require, Or one vain wit's, that might a hundred tire. 4JBut you who feek to give and merit fame, And juftly bear a Critic's noble name, Be fure yourfelf...
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The Works of Alexander Pope Esq, Volume 1

Alexander Pope - English literature - 1751 - 240 pages
...; 41 Unfinifh'd things, one knows not what to call, Their geoeration's fo equivocal : To tell''em, would a hundred tongues require, Or one vain wit's, that might a hundred tire. 45" But you who feek to give and merit fame, And juftly bear a Critic's noble name, Be fure yourfelf...
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Poems on Several Occasions

Christopher Smart - English poetry - 1752 - 264 pages
...half-learn'd witlings num'rous in our ifle, 40 As half-form'd infe&s on the banks of Nile, Unfinim'd things one knows not what to call, Their generation's fo equivocal : To tell 'em, wou'da hundred tongues require, Or one vain wit's, that might a hundred tire. 45. But you who feek...
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The works of Alexander Pope. With his last corrections, additions ..., Volume 1

Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 pages
...half-learn'd witlings, num'rous in oĞr ifle,4o As half-form'd infefts on the banks of Nile; Unfinifh'd things, one knows not what to call, Their generation's...require, Or one vain wit's, that might a hundred tire. 45 VAR i A TIO N s. Between $ 25 and 26 were thefe lines, fince omitted by the author: Many are fpoil'...
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Juvenile poems

Alexander Pope - 1757 - 280 pages
...learn'd witlings, num'rous in our ifie, 40 As half-fonn'd infects on the banks of Nile ; Unfinifh'd things, one knows not what to call, Their generation's...tell 'em, would a hundred tongues require, Or one vain.wit's, that might a hundred tire. 45 COMMENTARY. of had critics, and ranked them into two general...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: In Nine Volumes Complete, with ..., Volume 1

Alexander Pope - English literature - 1760 - 314 pages
...true Philofophy the fitteft for this ufe, Our Poet has been pretty careful in obferving this rule. To tell 'em, would a hundred tongues require, Or one vain wit's, that might a hundred tire. 45 But you who feek to give and merit fame, And juftly bear a Critic's noble name, Be fure yourfelf...
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