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Some to conceit alone their taste confine, And glittering thoughts struck out at every line; Pleased with a work where nothing's just or fit; One glaring chaos and wild heap of wit. SOME TO CONCEDE ALONE THEIR TASTE CONFINED AND GLITTERING THOUGHTS STRUCK OUT AT EVERY LINE PLEASED WITH A WORK WHEN NOTHING'S JUST A FIFTH ONE'S GLARING CHAOS AND WILD HEAP OF WIT
olly sacrifice. Once on a time La Mancha's knight, they say, [267] A certain bard encountering on the way, Discoursed in terms as just, with looks as sage, As e'er could Dennis, of the Grecian stage; [270] Concluding all were desperate sots and fools, Who durst depart from Aristotle's rules Our author, happy in a judge so nice, Produced his play, and begged the knight's advice; Made him observe the subject, and the plot, The manners, passions, unities, what not? All which, exact to rule, were brought about, Were but a combat in the lists left out "What! leave the combat out?" exclaims the knight. "Yes, or we must renounce the Stagirite." "Not so, by heaven!" (he answers in a rage) "Knights, squires, and steeds must enter on the stage." "So vast a throng the stage can ne'er contain." "Then build a new, or act it in a plain." Thus critics of less judgment than caprice, Curious, not knowing, not exact, but nice, Form short ideas, and offend in arts (As most in manners) by a love to parts. UPON A PART THEY TALK OF PRINCIPLES BUT NOTIONS PRIZE AND ALL TO ONE LOVELY FOLLY SACRIFICE ONCE ON A TIME LA MANCHEOUS KNIGHT THEY SAY A CERTAIN BART ENCOUNTERING RING ON THE WAY DISCOURSED IN TERMS AS JUST WITH LOOKS A SAGE AS E'ER GOOD DENIS OF THE GRACIAN STAGE CONCLUDING ALL WERE DESPERATE SOTS AND FOOLS WHO THUS DEPART FROM ARISTOTLE'S RULES AUTHOR HAPPY IN A JUDGE SO NICE PRODUCED HIS PLAY AND BEGGED THE KNIGHT'S ADVICE MADE HIM OBSERVE THE SUBJECT AND THE PLOT THE MANNERS PASSIONS UNITIES WHAT NOT ALL WHICH EXACT TO RULES WERE BROUGHT ABOUT WERE BUT A COMBAT IN THE LIST LEFT OUT WHAT LEFT THE COMBAT OUT EXCLAIMED THE KNIGHT YES OR WE MUST RENOUNCE THE STAG RIGHT NOT SO BY HEAVEN HE ANSWERED IN RAGE KNIGHTS SQUIRES AND STATE MUST ENTER ON THE STAGE SO VAST A THRONG THE STAGE CAN NE'ER CONTAIN THEN BUILD ANEW OR ACTED IN A PLANE DOES CRITICS OF LESS JUDGMENT THAN CAPRICE CURIOUS NOT KNOWING NOT EXACT BUT NICE FORM SHOT IDEAS AND OFFEND IN ART AS MOST IN MANNERS BY A LOVE TO PARTS
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