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Learning and Rome alike in empire grew; And arts still followed where her eagles flew, From the same foes at last, both felt their doom, And the same age saw learning fall, and Rome. LEARNING AND ROME ALIKE IN EMPIRE GREW AND ART STILL FOLLOWED WHERE HER EAGLES FLEW FROM THE SAME FOES AT LAST WITH FELL THE DOME AND THE SAME AGE SAW LEARNING FALL ON ROME
s 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. 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. Thus long succeeding critics justly reigned, License repressed, and useful laws ordained. 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 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 THUS LONG SUCCEEDING CRITICS JUST REIGNED LICENCE REPRESSED AND USEFUL LAWS ORDAINED
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