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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." 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
'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. 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. 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? HOEVER 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 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 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
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