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An ardent judge, who, zealous in his trust, With warmth gives sentence, yet is always just: Whose own example strengthens all his laws; And is himself that great sublime he draws. AN ARDENT JUDGE WHOSE ZEALOUS IN HIS TRUST WITH WARMTH GIVES SENTENCE YET IS ALWAYS JUST WHOSE OWN EXAMPLE STRENGTHENS ALL HIS LAWS AND IS HIMSELF THAT GREAT SUPLAME HE DRAWS
method talks us into sense; Will like a friend familiarly convey The truest notions in the easiest way. He who supreme in judgment as in wit, Might boldly censure, as he boldly writ, Yet judged with coolness though he sung with fire; His precepts teach but what his works inspire Our critics take a contrary extreme They judge with fury, but they write with phlegm: Nor suffers Horace more in wrong translations By wits than critics in as wrong quotations. See Dionysius Homer's thoughts refine, [665] And call new beauties forth from every line! Fancy and art in gay Petronius please, [667] The scholar's learning with the courtier's ease. In grave Quintilian's copious work we find [669] The justest rules and clearest method joined: Thus useful arms in magazines we place, All ranged in order, and disposed with grace, But less to please the eye, than arm the hand, Still fit for use, and ready at command. Thee bold Longinus! all the Nine inspire, [675] And bless their critic with a poet's fire. RACE 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 HE WHO SUPREME IN JUDGMENT AS IN WIDTH MIGHT BOLDLY CENSURE AS HE BOLDLY WRITES YET JUDGED WITH COOLNESS DO HIS SONG WITH FIRE HIS PRECEPTS TEACH BUT WHAT HIS WORKS INSPIRE OUR CRITICS TAKE A CONTRARY EXTREME THEY JUDGE WITH FURY BUT THEY RIDE WITH FLAME NOR SUFFER HORRORS MORE IN WRONG TRANSLATION BY WITS THAN CRITICS IN A WRONG QUOTATION SEE DIONYSSES HUMMER THOUGHTS REFINED AND CALL YOUR BEAUTIES FORTH FROM EVERY LINE FANCY AND ART IN GAY PATRONIOUS PLEASE THE SCHOLAR'S LEARNING WITH THE COUTIER'S EASE INVE QUANTILLIONS COPIOUS WORK WE FIND DID JUSTICE RULES AND CLEAREST METHOD JOIN THUS USEFUL ARMS AND MAGAZINES WE PLACE ALL RANKED IN HONOUR AND DISPOSED WITH GRACE BUT LESS TO PLEASE THE EYE THAN ARM THE HAND STILL FIT FOR USE AND READY AT COMMAND THE BOLD LONGINESS ALL DENYING INSPIRE AND BLESS THEIR CRITICS WITH THE POET'S FIRE
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