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A prudent chief not always must display His powers in equal ranks and fair array, But with the occasion and the place comply. Conceal his force, nay, seem sometimes to fly. Those oft are stratagems which errors seem, Nor is it Homer nods, but we that dream. A PRUDENT CHIEF NOT ALWAYS MUST DISPLAY HIS POWERS IN EQUAL RANKS AND FAIR ARRAY BUT WITH THE OCCASION AND THE PLACE COMPLY CONCEAL HIS FORCE NE'ER SEEM SOMETIMES TO FLY THOSE OFT ASTAGAGERMS WHICH ERRORS SEEM NOR EASE IT HUMOURS NOT BUT WE THAT DREAM
ffend, And rise to faults true critics dare not mend, From vulgar bounds with brave disorder part, And snatch a grace beyond the reach of art, Which without passing through the judgment gains The heart and all its end at once attains. In prospects, thus, some objects please our eyes, Which out of nature's common order rise, The shapeless rock or hanging precipice. But though the ancients thus their rules invade (As kings dispense with laws themselves have made), Moderns beware! or if you must offend Against the precept, ne'er transgress its end, Let it be seldom, and compelled by need, And have, at least, their precedent to plead. The critic else proceeds without remorse, Seizes your fame, and puts his laws in force. I know there are, to whose presumptuous thoughts Those freer beauties, even in them, seem faults Some figures monstrous and misshaped appear, Considered singly, or beheld too near, Which, but proportioned to their light, or place, Due distance reconciles to form and grace.  TRACK WITH WIT SOMETIMES MAY GLORIOUSLY OFFEND AND RISE TO FAULTS TRUE CRITICS DARE NOT MEND FROM VULGAR BOUND WE BREATHE THE SOT APART AND SNATCH A GRACE BEYOND THE BREACH OF ART WHICH WITHOUT PASSING THROUGH JUDGMENT GAINS THE HEART AND ALL ITS END THAT ONCE ATTAINS IN PROSPECTS THUS SOME OBJECTS PLEASE OUR EYES WHICH OUT OF NATURE'S COME ON OTHER RISE THE SHAPELESS ROCKS WILL HANG IN PRECIPICE BUT THOUGH THE ANCIENT THUS THE RULES INVADEED AS KINGS DISPENSE WITH LAWS THEMSELVES HAVE MADE MODERNS BEWARE OR IF YOU MUST DEFEND AGAINST THE PRECEPTS NE'ER TRANSGRESS ITS END LET IT BE SELDOM UNCOMPELLED BY NEED AND HAVE AT LEAST THE PRECEDENCE TO PLEAD THE CRITICS ELSE PROCEEDS WITHOUT REMORSE SEIZES YOUR FAME AND PUTS HIS LAWS IN FORCE I KNOW THERE ARE TO WHOSE PRESUMPTUOUS THOUGHTS THOSE FREER BEAUTIES EVEN IN DUMB SAME FAULTS SOME FIGURES MONSTERS AND MISSHOPS APPEAR CONSIDERED SINGLY OR BE HELD TOO NEAR WHICH PROPORTION TO THE ALIGHT OR PLACE DUE DISTANCE RECONCILES TO FORM AND GRACE
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