large/10022/essayoncriticism_1505_librivox_64kb_mp3/essayoncriticism_03_pope_64kb_14
large/10022/essayoncriticism_1505_librivox_64kb_mp3/essayoncriticism_03_pope_64kb
English
10022
'Tis best sometimes your censure to restrain, And charitably let the dull be vain Your silence there is better than your spite, For who can rail so long as they can write? TIS BEST SOMETIMES YE CENSURE TO RESTRAIN AND CHARITABLY LET THE DOLL BE VAIN YOUR SILENCE THERE IS BETTER THAN YOUR SPITE FOR WHO CAN RAIL SO LONG AS THEY CAN WRITE
ruths more mischief than nice falsehoods do; Men must be taught as if you taught them not, And things unknown proposed as things forgot. Without good breeding truth is disapproved; That only makes superior sense beloved. Be niggards of advice on no pretense; For the worst avarice is that of sense With mean complacence, ne'er betray your trust, Nor be so civil as to prove unjust Fear not the anger of the wise to raise, Those best can bear reproof who merit praise. 'Twere well might critics still this freedom take, But Appius reddens at each word you speak, [585] And stares, tremendous with a threatening eye, Like some fierce tyrant in old tapestry Fear most to tax an honorable fool Whose right it is uncensured to be dull Such, without wit are poets when they please, As without learning they can take degrees Leave dangerous truths to unsuccessful satires, And flattery to fulsome dedicators Whom, when they praise, the world believes no more, Than when they promise to give scribbling o'er. ILL BE TRUE BLOWN TRUTHS MORE MISCHIEVED THAN KNIGHT'S FALSEHOODS DO MEN MUST BE TARS AS IF HE TAUGHT THEM NOT AND THINGS UNKNOWN PROPOSED AS THINGS FORGOT WITHOUT GOOD BREEDING TRUTH IS DISAPPROVED THAT ONLY MAKES SUPERIOR SENSE BE LOVED BE NIGGARDS OF ADVICE ON NO PRETENCE FOR THE WORST AVARICE IS THAT OF SENSE WITH MEANS COMPLAISANCE NE'ER BETRAY YOUR TRUST NOR BE SO CIVIL AS TO PROVE UNJUST FEAR NOT THE ANGER OF THE WISE TO RAISE THOSE BEST CAN BEAR REPROVE WHO MERRY PRAISE TWERE WELL MIGHT CRITIC STILL THIS FREEDOM TAKE BUT HAPPIEST REDDENS AS EACH WORD YOU SPEAK AND STARES TREMENDOUS WITH A THREATENING EYE LIKE SOME FIERCE TYRANT IN ALL TAPESTRY FEAR MOST TO TASK AN HONOURABLE FOOL WHOSE RIGHT IT IS AND CENSURE TO BE DULL SUCH WITHOUT WIDTH ARE POET WHEN THEY PLEASE AS WITHOUT LEARNING THEY CAN TAKE DEGREES LEAVE DANGEROUS TRUTHS TO UNSUCCESSFUL SATIRES AND FLATTERY TO FULSOME DICTATORS WHOM WHEN THEY PRAISE THE WORLD BELIEVES NO MORE THAN WHEN THEY PROMISE TO GIVE SCRIBBLING AWE
large/10022/essayoncriticism_1505_librivox_64kb_mp3/essayoncriticism_03_pope_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/10022/essayoncriticism_1505_librivox_64kb_mp3/essayoncriticism_03_pope_64kb.flac