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Of all this servile herd the worst is he That in proud dullness joins with quality A constant critic at the great man's board, To fetch and carry nonsense for my lord What woful stuff this madrigal would be, In some starved hackney sonnetteer, or me! OF ALL THIS SILVER EARTH THE WORST IS HE THAT IN PROUD DULNESS JOINS WITH QUALITY A CONSTANT CRITIC AT THE GREAT MAN'S BOARD TO FETCH AND CARRY NONSENSE FOR MY LORD WHAT WOLF WHOSE STUFF THIS MADRIGA WILL BE IN SOME STARVED HACKNEY SENATE
mire, 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. Thus wit, like faith, by each man is applied To one small sect, and all are damned beside. Meanly they seek the blessing to confine, And force that sun but on a part to shine, Which not alone the southern wit sublimes, But ripens spirits in cold northern climes. Which from the first has shone on ages past, Enlights the present, and shall warm the last, Though each may feel increases and decays, And see now clearer and now darker days. Regard not then if wit be old or new, But blame the false, and value still the true. Some ne'er advance a judgment of their own, But catch the spreading notion of the town, They reason and conclude by precedent, And own stale nonsense which they ne'er invent. Some judge of authors names not works, and then Nor praise nor blame the writing, but the men.  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 THUS WITH LIKE FATE BY EACH MAN IS APPLIED TO ONE SMALL SECT AND ALL ARE DAMP BESIDE MEANLY THEY SEEK THE BLESSINGS THEY CONFINE AND FORESTS THAT SUN BUT ON THE PART TO SHINE WHICH NOT ALONE IS SOUND ON WITH SUBLIMES BUT RIPENED SPIRITS IN COLD NORTHERN CLIMES WHICH FROM THE FIRST HAS SHONE ON AGES PAST ENLIGHTS THE PRESENT AND SHALL WARM THE LAST THOUGH EACH MAY FEEL INCREASES AND DECAYS AND SING ON CLEARER NOW DARKY DAYS REGARD NOT THEN IF WITH THE OLD OR NEW BUT BLAME THE FALSE IN VALUE STILL THE TRUE SOME NE'ER ADVANCE A JUDGMENT OF THEIR OWN BUT CATCH SPREADING NOTION OF THE TOWN THEY REASON AND CONCLUDE BY PRECEDENT AND OWN STILL NONSENSE WHICH THEY NE'ER INVENT SOME JUDGE OF AUTHOR'S NAMES NOT WORKS AND THEN NOR PRAISE NOR BLAME THE WRITING BUT THE MAN
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