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In wit, as nature, what affects our hearts Is not the exactness of peculiar parts, 'Tis not a lip, or eye, we beauty call, But the joint force and full result of all. AND WITH THIS NATURE WHAT AFFECTS OUR HEARTS IS NOTHING THE EXACTNESS OF PECULIAR PARTS TIS NOT A LIP OR I WE BEAUTY CALL BUT THE JOINT FORCE AND FULL RESULT OF ALL
th we tempt the heights of arts While from the bounded level of our mind Short views we take nor see the lengths behind But more advanced behold with strange surprise, New distant scenes of endless science rise! So pleased at first the towering Alps we try, Mount o'er the vales and seem to tread the sky, The eternal snows appear already passed And the first clouds and mountains seem the last. But those attained we tremble to survey The growing labors of the lengthened way The increasing prospect tires our wandering eyes, Hills peep o'er hills and Alps on Alps arise! A perfect judge will read each work of wit With the same spirit that its author writ Survey the whole nor seek slight faults to find Where nature moves and rapture warms the mind, Nor lose for that malignant dull delight The generous pleasure to be charmed with wit But in such lays as neither ebb nor flow, Correctly cold and regularly low That, shunning faults, one quiet tenor keep; We cannot blame indeed--but we may sleep.  PARTS IN FEARLESS YOUTH WE TEMPT THE HEIGHT OF ART WHILE FROM THE BOUNDED LEVELS OF OUR MINDS SHARP VIEWS WE TAKE NOR SEE THE LANDS BEHIND BUT MORE ADVANCED WE HOLD WITH STRANGE SURPRISE NEW DISTANT SCENES OF ENDLESS SCIENCE RISE SO PLEASED AT FIRST THE TOW'RING ALPS WE TRY MOUNT O'ER THE ALPS AND SEEM TO THREAD THE SKY THE ETERNAL SNOWS APPEAR ALREADY PAST AND THE FIRST CLOUDS ON MOUNTAINS SEEM THE LAST BUT THOSE ATTAINED WE TREMBLE TO SURVEY THE GROWING LABOURS OF THE LENGTHENED WAY THE INCREASING PROSPECT TIRES OUR WANDERING EYES HILLS PEEP OVER HILLS AND ALPS ON ALPS ARISE A PERFECT JUDGE WILL READ EACH WORK OF WITH WITH THE SAME SPIRIT THAT THE AUTHORITE SURVEY THE WHOLE NOR SIX FALL TO FIND WHERE NATURE MOVES AND RAPTURE WARMS THE MIND NOR LOSE FOR THAT MADDENING AND DOLL DELIGHT THE DANGEROUS PLEASURE TO BE CHARMED WITH WITH BUT IN SUCH LAYS AS NEITHER EARTH NOR FLOW CORRECTLY COLD AND REGULARLY LOW THAT SHUNNING FAULT ONE QUIET NOR A KIP WE CANNOT BLAME INDEED BUT WE MAY SLEEP
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