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Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside But most by numbers judge a poet's song And smooth or rough, with them is right or wrong. BE NOT THE FIRST BY WOUNDING YOU ARE TRIED NOT YET THE LAST TO LAY THE OLD ASIDE BUT MOST BY NUMBERS JUDGE A POET SONG AND SMOOTH OR ROUGH WITH THEM IS RIGHT OR WRONG
1] Its gaudy colors spreads on every place, The face of nature we no more survey. All glares alike without distinction gay: But true expression, like the unchanging sun, Clears and improves whate'er it shines upon; It gilds all objects, but it alters none. Expression is the dress of thought, and still Appears more decent, as more suitable, A vile conceit in pompous words expressed, Is like a clown in regal purple dressed For different styles with different subjects sort, As several garbs with country town and court Some by old words to fame have made pretense, Ancients in phrase, mere moderns in their sense; Such labored nothings, in so strange a style, Amaze the unlearned, and make the learned smile. Unlucky, as Fungoso in the play, [328] These sparks with awkward vanity display What the fine gentleman wore yesterday; And but so mimic ancient wits at best, As apes our grandsires in their doublets dressed. In words as fashions the same rule will hold, Alike fantastic if too new or old. SE ELOQUENCE LIKE THE PRISMATIC GLASS ITS GUNDIC COLOURS PREYED ON EVERY PLACE THE FACE OF NATURE WE NO MORE SURVEY ALL GLARES ALIKE WITHOUT DISTINCTION GAY BUT TRUE EXPRESSION LIKE THE UNCHANGING SUN CLEARS AND IMPROVES WHATEVER IT SHINES UPON IT GILDS ALL OBJECTS BUT IT ALTERS NONE EXPRESSION IS THE DRESS OF THOUGHT AND STILL APPEARS MORE DECENT AS MORE SUITABLE A VOW CAN SIT IN POMPOUS WORDS EXPRESSED IS LIKE A CLOWN IN RIGAL PURPLE DRESS FOR DIFFERENT STYLES WITH DIFFERENT SUBJECTS SOUGHT AS SEVERAL GAPS WITH COUNTRY TOWN AND COURT SOME BY OLD WORDS TO FAME HAVE MADE PRETENSE ANCIENTS IN PHRASE MERE MODERNS IN YOUR SENSE SUCH LABORED NOTHINGS IN SO STRANGE A STYLE AMAZED THE UNLEARNED AND MADE THE LEARNED SMILE UNLUCKY AS FUNGUS SAW IN THE PLAY THIS SPARK WITH AWKWARD VANITY DISPLAY WHAT THE FINE GENTLEMEN WORE YESTERDAY AND BUT SO MIMIC ANCIENTS WITH AT BEST AS APES OUR GRANTIERS IN THEIR DOUBLETS DREST IN WORDS AS FASHION THE SAME RULES WILL HOLD ALIKE FANTASTIC IF TOO NEW OR OLD
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