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Parties in wit attend on those of state, And public faction doubles private hate. Pride, malice, folly against Dryden rose, In various shapes of parsons, critics, beaux; [459] But sense survived, when merry jests were past; For rising merit will buoy up at last. PARTISAN WITH A THEN ON THOSE OF STATE ON PUBLIC FACTION DOUBLED PRIVATE HATE BRIGHT MALICE FOLLY AGAINST FRIGHTENED ROWS IN VARIOUS SHAPES OF PERSONS CRITICS BOWS SOME SENSE SURVIVED WHEN MERRY'S JEST WERE PASSED FOR RISE AND MERIT WILL BUY US UP AT LAST
 While their weak heads, like towns unfortified, 'Twixt sense and nonsense daily change their side. Ask them the cause, they're wiser still they say; And still to-morrow's wiser than to-day. We think our fathers fools, so wise we grow; Our wiser sons, no doubt, will think us so. Once school-divines this zealous isle o'erspread. Who knew most sentences was deepest read, [441] Faith, Gospel, all, seemed made to be disputed, And none had sense enough to be confuted: Scotists and Thomists now in peace remain, [444] Amidst their kindred cobwebs in Duck Lane. [445] If faith itself has different dresses worn, What wonder modes in wit should take their turn? Oft, leaving what is natural and fit, The current folly proves the ready wit; And authors think their reputation safe, Which lives as long as fools are pleased to laugh. Some valuing those of their own side or mind, Still make themselves the measure of mankind: Fondly we think we honor merit then, When we but praise ourselves in other men. URS IS IDOLIZED THE NEXT ABUSED WHILE THEIR WEAK HEADS LIKE TOWNS UNFORTIFIED TWIXT SENSE AND NONSENSE DAILY CHANGE YOUR MIND AS THEM THE CAUSE THEY ARE WISER STILL THEY SAY AND STILL TO MORROW WISER THAN TO DAY WE THINK OUR FATHERS FOOLS SO WISE WE GROW OUR WISER SONS NO DOUBT WILL THINK US SO ONE'S SCHOOL DIVINES THESE ZEALOUS OWLSARS BREED WHO KNEW MOST SENTENCES WAS DEEPEST RED FATE CAUSED BOUGH SEEMED ME TO BE DISPUTED AND NONE HAD SENSE ENOUGH TO BE CONFUTED SCARTERS THUMBIES NOW AND IN PEACE REMAIN AMIDST THEIR KINDRED COBWEBS IN DOG FLAME IF FAITH ITSELF HAD DIFFERENT DRESSES WORN WHAT ONE THE MODES IN WIDTH SHOULD TAKE THEIR TURN OFT LEAVING WHAT IS NATURAL AND FIFTH THE CURRENT FULLY PROVES THE READY WITH AND OTHERS THINK THEIR ADDITION SAFE WHICH LINES AS LONG AS FOOLS A PLACE TO LAUGH SOME VALUATING THOSE SOME FOLLOWING THOSE OF THEIR OWN SIDE OR MIND STILL MAKE THEMSELVES THE MEASURE OF MANKIND FONDLY WE THINK WE HONOUR MERITS THEN WHEN WE BUT PRAISE OURSELVES IN OTHER MEN
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