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Of all the causes which conspire to blind Man's erring judgment and misguide the mind, What the weak head with strongest bias rules, Is pride, the never failing vice of fools. OF ALL THE CAUSES WHICH CONSPIRE TO BLIND MAN'S ERR IN JUDGMENT AND MISGUIDE THE MIND WHAT THE WEAK HEAD WHICH STRONGEST SPIRES RULES IS PRIDE THE NEVER FAILING VICE OF FOOLS
gems which errors seem, Nor is it Homer nods, but we that dream. [180] Still green with bays each ancient altar stands, Above the reach of sacrilegious hands, Secure from flames, from envy's fiercer rage, [183] Destructive war, and all-involving age. See, from each clime the learned their incense bring; Hear, in all tongues consenting Paeans ring! In praise so just let every voice be joined, And fill the general chorus of mankind. Hail! bards triumphant! born in happier days; Immortal heirs of universal praise! Whose honors with increase of ages grow, As streams roll down, enlarging as they flow; Nations unborn your mighty names shall sound, [193] And worlds applaud that must not yet be found! Oh may some spark of your celestial fire, The last, the meanest of your sons inspire, (That, on weak wings, from far pursues your flights, Glows while he reads, but trembles as he writes), To teach vain wits a science little known, To admire superior sense, and doubt their own! * * * * * PART II.  PART TWO OF AN A SEA ON CRITICISM BY ELEXENDER POPE THE SLEEP OF AX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN
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