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Thus wit, like faith, by each man is applied To one small sect, and all are damned beside. THUS WITH LIKE FATE BY EACH MAN IS APPLIED TO ONE SMALL SECT AND ALL ARE DAMP BESIDE
373] Hear how Timotheus' varied lays surprise, [374] And bid alternate passions fall and rise! While, at each change, the son of Libyan Jove [376] Now burns with glory, and then melts with love; Now his fierce eyes with sparkling fury glow, Now sighs steal out, and tears begin to flow: Persians and Greeks like turns of nature found, And the world's victor stood subdued by sound? [381] The power of music all our hearts allow, And what Timotheus was, is Dryden now. Avoid extremes, and shun the fault of such, Who still are pleased too little or too much. At every trifle scorn to take offense, That always shows great pride, or little sense: Those heads, as stomachs, are not sure the best, Which nauseate all, and nothing can digest. Yet let not each gay turn thy rapture move; For fools admire, but men of sense approve: As things seem large which we through mist descry, Dullness is ever apt to magnify. [393] Some foreign writers, some our own despise, The ancients only, or the moderns prize.  FLIES OVER THE UNBENDING CORN AND SCHEMES ALONG THE MAIN HERE HOW TIMOTHIA'S BURIED LAY SURPRISE UNTIL ALTERNATE PASSIONS FALL AND RISE WHILE AT EACH CHANCE THE SON OF LIBYA AND JOVIE NOW BURNS WITH GLORY AND THEN MELTS WITH LOVE NOW HIS FIERCE EYES WITH SPARKLING FIRRY GLOW NOW INCISE STEALS OUT AND TEARS BEGIN TO FLOW PERSIANS AND GREEKS LIKE TURNS OF NATURE FOUND AND THE WORLD'S PICTURES STOOD SUBDUED BY SOUND THE POWER OF MUSIC ALL OUR HEARTS ALLOW AND WHAT TIMIDUS WAS IS THREATENED NOW AVOID EXTREMES AND SHUN THE FAULTS OF SUCH WHO STILL A PLEASE TOO LITTLE OR TOO MUCH AT EVERY TRIFLE SCORN TO TAKE OFFENSE THAT ALWAYS SHOWS GREAT PRIDE OR LITTLE SENSE THOSE HEADS OR STOMACHS AND NOT SURE THE BEST WHICH KNOWS IT ALL AND NOTHING CAN DIGEST YET LET NOT EACH GAY TURNED GARRAPTURE MOVE FOR FOOLS ADMIRE BUT MEN OF SENSE APPROVE AS THINGS SEEM LARGE WHICH WE THREW MIST DECRY DULNESS IS EVER APT TO MAGNIFY SOME FOREIGN WRITERS SOME OUR OWN DESPISED THE ANCIENTS ONLY ARE THE MODERNS PRIZE
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