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But though the ancients thus their rules invade (As kings dispense with laws themselves have made), Moderns beware! BUT THOUGH THE ANCIENT THUS THE RULES INVADEED AS KINGS DISPENSE WITH LAWS THEMSELVES HAVE MADE MODERNS BEWARE
is labored work confine As if the Stagirite o'erlooked each line [138] Learn hence for ancient rules a just esteem, To copy nature is to copy them. Some beauties yet no precepts can declare, For there's a happiness as well as care. Music resembles poetry--in each Are nameless graces which no methods teach, And which a master hand alone can reach If, where the rules not far enough extend (Since rules were made but to promote their end), Some lucky license answer to the full The intent proposed that license is a rule. Thus Pegasus a nearer way to take May boldly deviate from the common track Great wits sometimes may gloriously offend, And rise to faults true critics dare not mend, From vulgar bounds with brave disorder part, And snatch a grace beyond the reach of art, Which without passing through the judgment gains The heart and all its end at once attains. In prospects, thus, some objects please our eyes, Which out of nature's common order rise, The shapeless rock or hanging precipice. TRICT HIS LIBERATE WORK CONFINED AS IF THE STAGGERER HAD OVERLOOKED EACH LINE LEARN HENCE FOR NATURE FOR ANCIENT RULES ARE JUST ESTEEMED TO COPY NATURE IS TO COPY THEM SOME BEAUTIES YET NO PRECEPTS CAN DECLARE FOR THERE IS A HAPPINESS AS WELL AS CARE MUSIC RESEMBLES POETRY IN AGE A NAMELESS GRACES WHICH NO MATTERS TEACH AND WHICH A MASTER'S HAND ALONE CAN REACH IF WHEREOF THE RULES NOT FAR ENOUGH EXTEND SINCE RULES WERE MADE BUT PROMOTE THE END SOME LUCKY LICENSE ANSWERS TO THE RULE THE INTENT PROPOSE THAT LICENSE IS A RULE THUS PHAGASUS AND YE ARE WE TO TAKE MAY BOLDLY DEVIATE FROM THE COMMON TRACK WITH WIT SOMETIMES MAY GLORIOUSLY OFFEND AND RISE TO FAULTS TRUE CRITICS DARE NOT MEND FROM VULGAR BOUND WE BREATHE THE SOT APART AND SNATCH A GRACE BEYOND THE BREACH OF ART WHICH WITHOUT PASSING THROUGH JUDGMENT GAINS THE HEART AND ALL ITS END THAT ONCE ATTAINS IN PROSPECTS THUS SOME OBJECTS PLEASE OUR EYES WHICH OUT OF NATURE'S COME ON OTHER RISE THE SHAPELESS ROCKS WILL HANG IN PRECIPICE
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