 Regard not then if wit be old or new, But blame the false, and value still the true. Some ne'er advance a judgment of their own, But catch the spreading notion of the town; They reason and conclude by precedent, 410 And own stale nonsense which they ne'er...  The Works of the English Poets: Pope - Page 101by Samuel Johnson - 1779Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 pages
...the last ; Tho' each may feel increases and decays, And see now clearer, and now darker days : 405 Regard not then if wit be old or new, But blame the false, and value still the true. Some ne'er advance a judgment of their own, But catch the spreading... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 496 pages
...and now darker days. <«J Regard not then if wit be old or new, Hut blame the falfe, and value Hill the true. Some ne'er advance a judgment of their own, But catch tlie fpreading notion of the town ; They reafon and conclude liy precedent, 4" And own flale uonfenfe... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 558 pages
...warm the laft ; Thb* each may feel encreafes and decays, And fee now clearer and now darker days. 405 Regard not then if Wit be old or new, But blame the...their own, But catch the fpreading notion of the Town ; Th«y COMMENTARY. VER. 408. Some ne'er aihmnct a Judgment of their o<am,~] A ftcond inftance of unlearned... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 550 pages
...; Tho' each may feel encreafes and decays, And fee now clearer and now darker days. 405 Regard hot then if Wit be old or new, But blame the falfe, and...But catch the fpreading notion of the Town ; They COMMENTARY. VER. 408. Some ne'er advance a Judgment of their 0it>»,JA fecond inftance of unlearned... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1807 - 316 pages
...and now darker days : 205 Regard not then if wit he old or new, But hlame the false, and value still the true. Some ne'er advance a judgment of their own, But catch the spreading notion of the town; They reason and conclude hy precedent, 210 And own stale nonsense which... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...warm the last ; Though each may feel increases and decays, And see now clearer and now darker days. Regard not then if wit be old or new, But blame the false, and value still the true. Some ne'er advance a judgment of their own, But catch the spreading... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...warm the last ; Though each may feel increases and decays, And see now clearer and now darker days. Regard not then if wit be old or new, But blame the false, and value still the true. Some ne'er advance a judgment of their own, But catch the spreading... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...warm the last ; Though each may feel increases and decays. And see now clearer and now darker days. Regard not then if wit be old or new, But blame the false, and value still the true. Some ne'er advance a jndgment of their own, But catch the spreading... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...warm the last: Tho' cjich may feel increases and decays, And see now clearer and now darker (lays. Resolv'd the church's welfare to ensure, And make false, and value still the true, - Some ne'er advance a judgement of their own, But catch the spreading... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...clearer and now darker days. Regard not then if wit be old or row. But blame the false, and value still the true. Some ne'er advance a judgment of their own, But catch the spreading notion of the town; They reawm and conclude by precedent, And own stale nonsense which they... | |
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