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Others for language all their care express, And value books, as women men, for dress. OTHERS FOR LANGUAGE ALL THEIR CARE EXPRESS AND VALUE BOOKS AS WOMEN MEN FOR DRESS
 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. 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. Poets, like painters, thus, unskilled to trace The naked nature and the living grace, With gold and jewels cover every part, And hide with ornaments their want of art. True wit is nature to advantage dressed; What oft was thought, but ne'er so well expressed; Something, whose truth convinced at sight we find That gives us back the image of our mind. As shades more sweetly recommend the light, So modest plainness sets off sprightly wit For works may have more wit than does them good, As bodies perish through excess of blood.  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 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 POETS LIKE PAINTERS DOES IN SKILL TO TRACE THE NAKED NATURE AND THE LIVING GRACE WITH GOLD AND JEWELS COVER EVERY PART AND HIDE WITH ORNAMENTS THEIR WANTS OF ART TRUEWITH IS NATURE'S ADVANTAGE DREST WHAT OFT WAS TAUGHT BUT NE'ER SO WELL EXPREST SOMETHING WHOSE TRUTH CONVINCED SIGHT WE FIND THAT GIVES US BACK THE IMAGE OF OUR MIND AND SHADES MORE SWIFTLY WE COMMEND THE LIGHT SOME MODEST PLAINNESS SETS OFF SPRINKLY WIDTH FOR WORKS MAY HAVE MORE WIT THAN DOES THAN GOOD AS BODIES PERISH TO EXCESS OF BLOOD
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