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Some, to whom Heaven in wit has been profuse, [80] Want as much more, to turn it to its use; For wit and judgment often are at strife, Though meant each other's aid, like man and wife. SOME TO WHOM HEAVEN AND WIT HAS BEEN PROFUSED WANT IS MUCH MORE TO TURN IT TO ITS USE FOR WITH AND JUDGMENT OF AN OUTSTRIDE TO MEND EACH OTHER'S AID LIKE MAN AND WIFE
 soul while memory prevails, The solid power of understanding fails Where beams of warm imagination play, The memory's soft figures melt away One science only will one genius fit, So vast is art, so narrow human wit Not only bounded to peculiar arts, But oft in those confined to single parts Like kings, we lose the conquests gained before, By vain ambition still to make them more Each might his several province well command, Would all but stoop to what they understand. First follow nature and your judgment frame By her just standard, which is still the same. Unerring nature still divinely bright, One clear, unchanged and universal light, Life force and beauty, must to all impart, At once the source and end and test of art Art from that fund each just supply provides, Works without show and without pomp presides In some fair body thus the informing soul With spirits feeds, with vigor fills the whole, Each motion guides and every nerve sustains, Itself unseen, but in the effects remains. NDY PLAINS THUS IN THE SOULS WHERE MEMORY PREVAILS THE SOLID POWER OF UNDERSTANDING FAILS WHERE BEAMS OF WARM IMAGINATION PLAY THE MEMORY'S SOFT FIGURE MELT AWAY ONE SCIENCE ONLY WILL ONE GENIUS FIFTH SO VAST IS ART SO NARROW HUMAN WITH NOT ONLY BOUNDED TO PICKLE YOUR ART BUT OFTEN THOSE CONFINED TO SINGLE PARTS LIKE KINGS WOULD LOSE THE CONQUEST GAINED BEFORE BY VAIN AMBITION STILL TO MAKE THEM MORE EACH MIGHT HIS SILVER PROVINCE WELL COMMAND WOULD ALL BUT STOOP TO WHAT THEY UNDERSTAND FIRST FULL OF NATURE AND JUDGMENT FRAME BY HER JUST STANDARDS WHICH IS STILL THE SAME UNERRING NATURE STILL DIVINELY BRIGHT WHEN CLEAR UNCHANGED AND UNIVERSAL LIGHT LIFE FORCE AND BEAUTY MUST ALL IMPART AT ONCE THE SOURCE AND END AND TASTE OF ART ART FROM THAT FUND EACH JUST SUPPLIED PROVIDES WORK WITHOUT SHOW AND WITHOUT PUMP RESIDES IN SOME FAIR BODY DOES THE INFORMING SOUL WITH SPIRITS FADE WITH VIGOUR FILLS THE WHOLE EACH MOTION GUIDES AND EVERY NERVE SUSTAINS ITSELF UNSEEN BUT IN THE EFFECT REMAINS
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