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The generous critic fanned the poet's fire, And taught the world with reason to admire. Then criticism the muse's handmaid proved, To dress her charms, and make her more beloved: But following wits from that intention strayed Who could not win the mistress, wooed the maid Against the poets their own arms they turned Sure to hate most the men from whom they learned So modern pothecaries taught the art By doctors bills to play the doctor's part. THE GENEROUS CRITIC FANNED THE POET'S FRIAR AND TAUGHT THE WORLD WITH REASON TO ADMIRE THE INCRITICISMS THE MUSIC'S HANDMAID PROVED TO DRESS HER CHARMS AND MAKE HER MORE BELOVED BUT FOLLOWING WIT FROM THAT INTENTION STRAYED WHO COULD NOT WIN THE MISTRESS WOO THE MAID AGAINST THE POETS THEIR OWN ARMS THEY TURNED SHORT TO HATE MOST THE MEN FROM WHOM THEY LEARNED SO MODERN POLYCARIES THOUGHT THE ART BY DOCTOR'S BILLS TO PLAY THE DOCTOR'S PART
uides and every nerve sustains, Itself unseen, but in the effects remains. 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. 'Tis more to guide, than spur the muse's steed, Restrain his fury, than provoke his speed, The winged courser, like a generous horse, [86] Shows most true mettle when you check his course. Those rules, of old discovered, not devised, Are nature still, but nature methodized; Nature, like liberty, is but restrained By the same laws which first herself ordained. Hear how learned Greece her useful rules indites, When to repress and when indulge our flights. High on Parnassus' top her sons she showed, [94] And pointed out those arduous paths they trod; Held from afar, aloft, the immortal prize, And urged the rest by equal steps to rise. [97] Just precepts thus from great examples given, She drew from them what they derived from Heaven. RMING SOUL WITH SPIRITS FADE WITH VIGOUR FILLS THE WHOLE EACH MOTION GUIDES AND EVERY NERVE SUSTAINS ITSELF UNSEEN BUT IN THE EFFECT REMAINS 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 TIS MORE TO GUIDE THAN SPARE THE MUSIC STEED RESTRAIN HIS FURY THAN PROVOKE HIS SPEED THE WINGED CURSOR LIKE A GENEROUS HORSE SHOWS MOST TRUE METTLE WHEN YOU SHAKE HIS COURSE THOSE RULES OF OLD DISCOVER NOT DEVISED ARE NATURE STILL BUT NATURE METHODISED NATURE LIKE LIBERTY IS BUT RESTRAINED BY THE SAME LAWS WHICH FIRST HERSELF ORDAINED HERE HER LEARNED GREECE HOW USEFUL ROSE INDITES WHEN TO REPRESS AND WHEN INDULGE OUR FLIGHT HIGH ON PENNASSUS TOUGH HER SON SHE SHOWED AND POINTED OUT THOSE ARDUST PARTS THEY THREWED HELD FROM AFAR A LOFTY MORT OF PRIZE AND URGED THE REST BY EQUAL STEPS TO RISE JUST PRECEPT THUS FROM GREAT EXAMPLES GIVEN SHE DREW FROM THEM WHAT THEY DERIVED FROM HEAVEN
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