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Some have at first for wits then poets passed Turned critics next and proved plain fools at last Some neither can for wits nor critics pass As heavy mules are neither horse nor ass. SOME HAVE AT FIRST FOR WITS AND FOR WHAT'S PAST TURN CRITICS NEXT AND PROVE TO PLAIN FOOLS AT LAST SOME NEITHER COUNT FOR WITS NOR CRITICS PRESS AS HEAVY MULES AND NEITHER HORSE NOR ASS
 derive their light, These born to judge as well as those to write Let such teach others who themselves excel, And censure freely, who have written well Authors are partial to their wit, 'tis true [17] But are not critics to their judgment too? Yet if we look more closely we shall find Most have the seeds of judgment in their mind Nature affords at least a glimmering light The lines though touched but faintly are drawn right, But as the slightest sketch if justly traced Is by ill coloring but the more disgraced So by false learning is good sense defaced Some are bewildered in the maze of schools [26] And some made coxcombs nature meant but fools In search of wit these lose their common sense And then turn critics in their own defense Each burns alike who can or cannot write Or with a rival's or an eunuch's spite All fools have still an itching to deride And fain would be upon the laughing side If Maevius scribble in Apollo's spite [34] There are who judge still worse than he can write. THE CRITICS SHARE BOTH MUST ALIKE FROM HEAVEN DERIVE THEIR LIGHT THIS BONESY JUDGE AS WELL AS THOSE TO WRITE LET SUCH TEACH OTHERS WHO THEMSELVES EXCEL AND CENSURE FREELY WHO HAVE WRITTEN WELL AUTHORS ARE PARTIAL TO YOUR WITS TIS TRUE BUT ARE NOT CRITICS TO THEIR JUDGMENT TOO YET IF WE LOOK MORE CLOSELY WE SHALL FIND MOST HYPOCYED OF JUDGMENT IN YOUR MIND NATURE AFFORDS AT LEAST A GLIMMERING LIGHT THE LINES THOUGH TOUCHED BUT FAINTLY ARE DRAWN RIGHT BUT AT THE SLIGHTEST SKETCH OF JOSTLY TRACE IS BY ILL COLOURING BUT THE MORE DISGRACED SO BY FORCE LEARNING IS GOOD SENSE DEFACED SOME ARE BEWILDERED IN THE MAZE OF SCHOOL AND SOME MAKE COXCOMBS NATURE MEANT WITH FOOLS IN SEARCH OF WITH THIS LOSE THEIR COMMON SENSE AND THEN TURN CRITICS IN THEIR OWN DEFENSE EACH BURNS ALIKE WHO CAN OR CANNOT WRITE OR WITH RIVALS WHEN YOU NEXT SPITE ALL FOOLS ARE STILL AN ITCHING TO DO RIGHT AND FAIN WOULD BE UPON THE LIFE INSIDE IF MEDIAL SCRIBBLE AND APOLOGY THERE ARE OR JUDGE STILL WORSE THAN HE CAN WRITE
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