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[652] Horace still charms with graceful negligence, And without method talks us into sense; Will like a friend familiarly convey The truest notions in the easiest way. HORACE STILL CHARMS WITH GRACEFUL NEGLIGENCE AND WITHOUT METHOD TOSS US INTO SENSE WILL LIKE A FRIEND FAMILIARLY CONVEY THE TRUEST NOTION IN THE EASIEST WAY
stless, with a thundering tide, But where's the man who counsel can bestow, Still pleased to teach, and yet not proud to know? Unbiased, or by favor, or in spite, Not dully prepossessed, nor blindly right; Though learned, well-bred, and though well bred, sincere, Modestly bold, and humanly severe, Who to a friend his faults can freely show, And gladly praise the merit of a foe? Blessed with a taste exact, yet unconfined; A knowledge both of books and human kind; Generous converse, a soul exempt from pride; And love to praise, with reason on his side? Such once were critics such the happy few, Athens and Rome in better ages knew. The mighty Stagirite first left the shore, [645] Spread all his sails, and durst the deeps explore; He steered securely, and discovered far, Led by the light of the Maeonian star. [648] Poets, a race long unconfined and free, Still fond and proud of savage liberty, Received his laws, and stood convinced 'twas fit, Who conquered nature, should preside o'er wit.   BREAKS AND NEVER SHOT AND NEVER TURNED ASIDE BURST OUT RESISTLESS WITH THE THUNDERING TIDE BUT WHERE IS THE MAN WHO COUNSELS CAN BESTOW STILL PLEASED TO TEACH AND YET NOT PROUD TO KNOW UNBIRST OR BY FEVER OR BY SPITE NOT DULLY PREPOSSESSED NOT BLINDLY RIGHT THE LEARNED WELL BRED THE WELL BRED SINCERE MODESTLY BOLD AND HUMANLY SEVERE WHO TO A FRIEND HIS FAULT CAN FREELY SHOW AND GLADLY PRAISED AND MARRIED OF FOE BLESSED WITH A TASTE EXACT YET UNCONFINED A KNOWLEDGE BOTH OF BOOKS AND HUMANKIND GENEROUS CONVERSE A SOLE EXEMPT FROM PRIDE AND LOVE TO PRAISE WITH REASON ON HIS SIDE SUCH ONCE WERE CRITICS SUCH THE HAPPY FEW ATHENS AND ROME IN BETTER AGES NEW THE MIGHTY STAGRIGHT FIRST LEFT ASHORE SPREAD ALL HIS SAILS AND DUST THE DEEDS EXPLORE HE STARES SECURELY AND DISCOVERS FAR LED BY THE LIGHT OF THE MAEONIAN STAR POETS ARRAYS ALONG AND CONFINED AND FREE STILL FOND AND PROUD OF SAVAGE LIBERTIES RECEIVED HIS LAWS AND STOOD CONVINCED TOWARDS FIT WHO CONQUERED NATURE SHOULD PRESIDE OVER WITH
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