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receive, This praise at least a grateful muse may give. RECEIVE THIS PRAISE AT LEAST A GRATEFUL MUSE MAY GIVE
Thence arts o'er all the northern world advance, But critic-learning flourished most in France, The rules a nation born to serve, obeys; And Boileau still in right of Horace sways [714] But we, brave Britons, foreign laws despised, And kept unconquered and uncivilized, Fierce for the liberties of wit and bold, We still defied the Romans as of old. Yet some there were, among the sounder few Of those who less presumed and better knew, Who durst assert the juster ancient cause, And here restored wit's fundamental laws. Such was the muse, whose rule and practice tell "Nature's chief masterpiece is writing well." Such was Roscommon, not more learned than good, With manners generous as his noble blood, To him the wit of Greece and Rome was known, And every author's merit, but his own Such late was Walsh--the muse's judge and friend, Who justly knew to blame or to commend, To failings mild, but zealous for desert, The clearest head, and the sincerest heart, This humble praise, lamented shade! EIR ANCIENT BOUND THEIR BANISHED MUSES PASSED TENSE ART OVERAWED NORTHERN WORLD ADVANCE BUT CRITICS LEARNING FLOURISHED MOST IN FRANCE THE RULES A NATION BORN TO SERVE OBEY AND WILS STILL RIGHT OF HOARY SWAYS BUT WE BRAVE BRITONS FOREIGN LAWS DESPISED AND KEPT UNCONQUERED AND UNCIVILIZED FIERCE FOR THE LIBERTIES OF WITH AND BOLD WE STILL DEFIED THE ROMANS AS OF OLD YET SOME THEY WERE AMONG THE SOUNDER FEW OF THOSE WHO LESS PRESUMED AND BETTER KNEW WHO DURST ASSERT THE JESTER ANCIENT CAUSE AND HERE RESTORED WIT FUNDAMENTAL LAW SUCH WAS THE MUSE WHOSE RULES AND PRACTICE DELL NATURE'S CHIEF MASTERPIECE IS RIGHT AND WELL SUCH WAS ROSE COMMON NOT MORE LEARNED THAN GOOD WITH MANNERS GENEROUS AS HIS NOBLE BLOOD TO HIM THE WIDTH OF GREECE AND ROME WAS KNOWN AND EVERY AUTHOR'S MERIT BUT HIS OWN SUCH LATE WAS WASH THE MUSIC'S JUDGE AND FRIEND WHO JUSTLY KNEW TO BLAME OR TO COMMAND TO FAIL IN MILD BUT ZEALOUS FOR DESERT THE CLARE'S HEAD AND THE CENSURRE'S HEART THIS HUMBLE PHRASE A LAMENTED SHADE
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