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See Dionysius Homer's thoughts refine, [665] And call new beauties forth from every line! SEE DIONYSSES HUMMER THOUGHTS REFINED AND CALL YOUR BEAUTIES FORTH FROM EVERY LINE
 to praise, with reason on his side? Such once were critics such the happy few, Athens and Rome in better ages knew. The mighty Stagirite first left the shore, [645] Spread all his sails, and durst the deeps explore; He steered securely, and discovered far, Led by the light of the Maeonian star. [648] Poets, a race long unconfined and free, Still fond and proud of savage liberty, Received his laws, and stood convinced 'twas fit, Who conquered nature, should preside o'er wit. [652] Horace still charms with graceful negligence, And without method talks us into sense; Will like a friend familiarly convey The truest notions in the easiest way. He who supreme in judgment as in wit, Might boldly censure, as he boldly writ, Yet judged with coolness though he sung with fire; His precepts teach but what his works 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. ENEROUS CONVERSE A SOLE EXEMPT FROM PRIDE AND LOVE TO PRAISE WITH REASON ON HIS SIDE SUCH ONCE WERE CRITICS SUCH THE HAPPY FEW ATHENS AND ROME IN BETTER AGES NEW THE MIGHTY STAGRIGHT FIRST LEFT ASHORE SPREAD ALL HIS SAILS AND DUST THE DEEDS EXPLORE HE STARES SECURELY AND DISCOVERS FAR LED BY THE LIGHT OF THE MAEONIAN STAR POETS ARRAYS ALONG AND CONFINED AND FREE STILL FOND AND PROUD OF SAVAGE LIBERTIES RECEIVED HIS LAWS AND STOOD CONVINCED TOWARDS FIT WHO CONQUERED NATURE SHOULD PRESIDE OVER WITH HORACE STILL CHARMS WITH GRACEFUL NEGLIGENCE AND WITHOUT METHOD TOSS US INTO SENSE WILL LIKE A FRIEND FAMILIARLY CONVEY THE TRUEST NOTION IN THE EASIEST WAY HE WHO SUPREME IN JUDGMENT AS IN WIDTH MIGHT BOLDLY CENSURE AS HE BOLDLY WRITES YET JUDGED WITH COOLNESS 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
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