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Most critics, fond of some subservient art, Still make the whole depend upon a part: They talk of principles, but notions prize, And all to one loved folly sacrifice. MOST CRITICS FOND OF SOME SUBSERVIAN ART STILL MAKE THE WHOLE DEPEND UPON A PART THEY TALK OF PRINCIPLES BUT NOTIONS PRIZE AND ALL TO ONE LOVELY FOLLY SACRIFICE
flow, Correctly cold and regularly low That, shunning faults, one quiet tenor keep; We cannot blame indeed--but we may sleep. In wit, as nature, what affects our hearts Is not the exactness of peculiar parts, 'Tis not a lip, or eye, we beauty call, But the joint force and full result of all. Thus, when we view some well proportioned dome (The worlds just wonder, and even thine, O Rome!), [248] No single parts unequally surprise, All comes united to the admiring eyes; No monstrous height or breadth, or length, appear; The whole at once is bold, and regular. Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see. Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor e'er shall be. In every work regard the writer's end, Since none can compass more than they intend; And if the means be just, the conduct true, Applause, in spite of trivial faults, is due. As men of breeding, sometimes men of wit, To avoid great errors, must the less commit: Neglect the rules each verbal critic lays, For not to know some trifles is a praise. ITH BUT IN SUCH LAYS AS NEITHER EARTH NOR FLOW CORRECTLY COLD AND REGULARLY LOW THAT SHUNNING FAULT ONE QUIET NOR A KIP WE CANNOT BLAME INDEED BUT WE MAY SLEEP AND WITH THIS NATURE WHAT AFFECTS OUR HEARTS IS NOTHING THE EXACTNESS OF PECULIAR PARTS TIS NOT A LIP OR I WE BEAUTY CALL BUT THE JOINT FORCE AND FULL RESULT OF ALL THUS WHEN WE VIEW SOME WELL PROPORTIONED DOME THE WORLD'S JUST WONDER AN EVEN DYING OLD ROME NO SINGLE PART UNEQUALLY SURPRISED ALL COMES UNITED TO THE ADMIRING EYE NO MONSTROUS HEIGHT OR PRETEND OR LENGTH APPEAR THE WHOLE THAT WANTS IS BOLD AND REGULAR WHOEVER THINKS A FAULTLESS PEACE TO SEE THINKS WHAT NE'ER WAS NOR IS NOR E'ER SHALL BE IN EVERY WORD REGARD THE WRITER'S END SINCE NONE CAN COMPASS MORE THAN THEY INTEND I NEED THE MEANS BE JUST THE CONDUCT TRUE APPLAUSE IN SPITE OF TRIVIAL FAULTS IS DUE AS MEN OF BREEDING SOMETIMES MEN OF WIT TO AVOID GREAT ERROR MUST THE LESS COMMIT NEGLECT THE RULES EACH VERBAL CRITIC SAYS FOR NOT TO KNOW SUCH TRIFLES IS THE PRAISE
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